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Old 11-Mar-2008, 09:28
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Old 26-Mar-2008, 06:40
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Is there any difference between: Look down on and look down upon?
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Is there any difference between: Look down on and look down upon?
I don't think so. In the given context, they are the same.

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'Look down on' because of the superiority.
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Look down on is definitely the right answer.
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'Look down on' because of the superiority.
Yes, we might look down on somebody because of our feelings of superiority.
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We look down on them, but we talk down to them.
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We look down on them, but we talk down to them.
Excellent!
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I would choose look down 'on' or 'upon' rather than 'to'.
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You can check your answer here.
Look down on.
Look down upon.
Both sounds fine to me .
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