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Old 10-May-2005, 19:10
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Default Sentence proofreading

Is the following sentence correct:

He cocked his head in a slyly questioning way.

Looking forward to your advice.

SF
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Default Re: Sentence proofreading

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Is the following sentence correct:

He cocked his head in a slyly questioning way.

Looking forward to your advice.

SF
slytly?

I think it's OK. People tend to cock their heads to the side when they are about to ask a question. This head cocking gesture with an old familiar "questioning" expression is oftentimes accompanied by the popular: "WEEEElllll???"....Brings a lot of fear into some kids and teenagers when they know they have some serious explaining to do....
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