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Latest post Tue, Oct 6 2009 2:40 PM by Cool Breeze. 5 replies.
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Jazzcat  +  690116 Mon, 23 Mar 09 08:16 PM
Both of these spellings appear to be correct - and in common use. At least, that's what my internet search turned up. But which is considered the most correct form?

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Fandorin  +  690136 Mon, 23 Mar 09 09:34 PM
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eye%5B2%5D

I guess it doesn't matter which one. Let's wait for natives.
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Fandorin  +  690145 Mon, 23 Mar 09 09:56 PM
Welcome to the Forums, by the way. Wink
Anonymous  suggested by Anonymous  +  922248 Tue, 29 Sep 09 09:34 PM
i believe the correct spelling is eying. At least that's what came up in Microsoft Word, and Google Documents...  I believe both are equally accepted, but that's just one girl's opinion. Hope I helped!
khoff  +  929673 Tue, 06 Oct 09 01:03 AM
In this native speaker's opinion, "eyeing" looks much better.  "Eying" may be correct according to dictionarieis, but it's such an odd-looking word it would take me a minute to figure out what it was.
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Cool Breeze  +  930496 Tue, 06 Oct 09 02:40 PM
According to two dictionaries, both are correct. The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary says that eying is American.


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