To see/and saw
I looked down the counter to see the waitress still occupied.
- Is it natural to use "to see the waitress still occupied" or should it be "and saw that the waitress was still occupied"?
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anonymous Is it natural to use "to see the waitress still occupied" It is unusual but not wrong. It sounds a bit old-fashioned to this American. " anonymous or should it be "and saw that the waitress was still occupied"?
- anonymous Is it natural to use "to see the waitress still occupied" It is unusual but not wrong.
- It sounds a bit old-fashioned to this American.
- " anonymous or should it be "and saw that the waitress was still occupied"?
- That is much better because it does not call attention to itself.
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anonymousIs it natural to use "to see the waitress still occupied"
It is unusual but not wrong. It sounds a bit old-fashioned to this American. I'd say that you normally see this construction only with "only": "I finally managed to catch a glimpse of my waitress through the crowd only to see her still occupied."
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