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Latest post Sat, Nov 7 2009 4:10 PM by Philip. 3 replies.
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Anonymous  +  964224 Sat, 07 Nov 09 12:19 PM
a couple gaze or gazes at the moon
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Optilang  +  964265 Sat, 07 Nov 09 01:21 PM
Hi


I would use 'glance' rather than 'gaze'. A gaze is a much longer action than a glance.


Glance = quick look


......a couple of glances at the moon
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Mister Micawber  +  964267 Sat, 07 Nov 09 01:24 PM
Either is possible; 'gaze' makes more sense, since the context obviously speaks to the relationship of the two individuals.
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Philip  +  964394 Sat, 07 Nov 09 04:10 PM
There appears to be a difference of opinion as to the meaning of the original posts.  Are we counting the times the moon is looked at, or are we talking about the action of two people?

 

Given the latter, I would use gaze to be perfectly correct, but I would prefer gazes , in order to put the people a little closer together, as one.
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