LOOK : Verb of appearance

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Fode

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Let's take this attested occurence: I LOOK AT YOU AND I SEE THAT YOU ARE ILL.

Now from it can we have others like:

1) YOU LOOK ILL.

2) I SEE YOUR ILLNESS?

Thank you very much in advance.

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Many thanks Piscean :)
 

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2) I SEE YOUR ILLNESS

How about this instead:

I can see (that) you're ill.


PS Please don't write sentences in capital letters- it makes them harder to read. Thanks.
 

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How about this instead:

I can see (that) you're ill.

But I think this one is not to different from the original sentence. Maybe it just emphasizes the capacity of the subject to notice that they are ill.

What do you think?
 

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But I think this one is not to different from the original sentence. Maybe it just emphasizes the capacity of the subject to notice that they are ill.

What do you think?

No, it's not "too" different" from the original sentence (in all caps).
 

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It isn't too different, but it is correct. ;-)
 

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It isn't too different, but it is correct. ;-)
For sure :-D!

Since we can have "You look ill", does it mean that this sentence completely equals in meaning "I see that you're ill" or "I can see (that) you are ill"
 
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