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Old 10-Feb-2006, 04:12
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Question Catch attention??

How do you say that something catches your eye... or more like it catches your attention. You probably don't say catch my attention, or captures my attention, but what DO you say?
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I say 'catches my eye'.
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hi there,

why not catch my eye instead of catches?

if i add "s" on eye = eyes . will it correct?

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Hi, I would say that it 'caught my attention'
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hi there,

why not catch my eye instead of catches?

if i add "s" on eye = eyes . will it correct?

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No, we use 'eye' in the singular in this expression.
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