tdol said:
Look is used more used for things that are not moving- look at a picture.
Watch is for moving things or to see movement- watch football.
That's an interesting distinction and an important one. Of course, you can watch something to see if it wll move. Example:
- He watched the tortoise for an hour, but it never moved.
And, of course, if you are watching a house you are probably not expecting the house to move.
:wink:
tdol said:
However, these are guidelines rather than absolute rules. ;-)
Agreed.
Here is an example of the difference between
looked and
watched.
looked:
- The man looked at the woman because she was quite attractive, and he enjoyed looking at her.
He wasn't expecting her to do anything in particular.
watched:
- The security guard watched the woman, as she had been behaving suspiciously.
He was expecting her to do something, and he was prepared to act in a certain way or ways.
