[General] LOOK : from perception to appearance

[Fode]

Hi. Would you give me your opinion about a semantic issue?!!!

In this sentence: "I look at you and I see that you are ill."

Can we have systematically "You look ill"?
If yes or no, to what extent?

Thank you in advance!

Fodé

 

[probus]

"i look at you and I see that you look ill" is perfectly correct, and is something that anyone might say.

On the other hand, "I look at you and I see that you are ill" implies that the speaker claims to be an expert in medical diagnosis.

In both cases it is better to omit the second I.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi. Would you give me your opinion about a semantic issue? [STRIKE]!!![/STRIKE] One punctuation mark at the end suffices.

In [STRIKE]this[/STRIKE] the sentence (no colon required) "I look at you and I see that you are ill (no full stop here)", can we [STRIKE]have systematically[/STRIKE] say "You look ill"?

If yes or no, to what extent?

[STRIKE]Thank you in advance! [/STRIKE] Unnecessary. Thank us after we've helped, by clicking on the "Thank" button in the bottom left-hand corner of a post.

[STRIKE]Fodé[/STRIKE] Unnecessary. We can see your username.

See my corrections above. You can save a lot of time by omitting things like "Thanks in advance" and your name, and by using just one punctuation mark at the end of a sentence.

"You look ill" is much more natural than "I look at you and I see that you are ill".

 

[Tdol]

If yes or no, to what extent?

Yes- 100%.