Jackson6612  +  482087 Wed, 27 Feb 08 12:00 AM What does phrase ''look away'' mean?  Jackson6612 Joined on Wed, Dec 27 2006 Senior Member 3,688 It’s a difficult question for any man to answer… Whether to follow his dreams no matter what… Or to give in slowly and let life lead you where it will.

	Yankee  +  482106 Wed, 27 Feb 08 12:53 AM Have you checked a dictionary, Jackson?  Without any context, I'd say it means 'avert one's gaze'. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=look+away&r=66 Context could affect the meaning, however. If the definition above doesn't seem right in a specific sentence, then please post the whole sentence. Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Veteran Member 6,506 Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain

	Avangi  +  482107 Wed, 27 Feb 08 12:55 AM It needs context to make sense.  You need to know where the focus of attention is supposed to be. If I say, "Don't look away when I'm talking to you!," I mean, "Don't look away from me." "I just saw a really bad car accident.  I had to look away.  It was too horrible! Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,207 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	CalifJim  +  482108 Wed, 27 Feb 08 12:58 AM   Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton, Old times there are not forgotten, Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land. In Dixie Land, where I was born in, Early on one frosty mornin', Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land. I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand To live and die in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. ______ You got me!  What does it mean?  CJ  CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,462 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Avangi  +  482114 Wed, 27 Feb 08 01:04 AM Look toward the South? Avangi

	Avangi  +  482132 Wed, 27 Feb 08 01:36 AM Hey, Jim, Another old farmer I knew (a well-educated man) often used a whole string of prepositions:  away off down through the meadow.  I think the song is like that.  Way up yonder becomes a-way up yonder becomes away up yonder.  So the song means look toward, not away from. Regards,  - A. Avangi Regards, Prepositions

	Delmobile  +  482158 Wed, 27 Feb 08 02:31 AM  Isn't it in another folk song, too - the one about going away, and who will tie your shoe while I am gone?   "For who will tie your shoe, and who will glove your hand, and who will kiss your ruby lips while I am gone? Look away, look away, look away over Yandro."  It certainly is a wistful preposition.  Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,082 Prepositions

	CalifJim  +  482184 Wed, 27 Feb 08 03:58 AM   Delmobile “who will kiss your ruby lips while I am gone?” This belongs in the be-careful-what-you-ask category, I think. As for look away, it's equally meaningless here.  In songs I suspect it's filler like fa-la-la-la-la. CJ  CalifJim

	Jackson6612  +  483286 Fri, 29 Feb 08 05:29 PM CalifJim “  Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton, Old times there are not forgotten, Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land. In Dixie Land, where I was born in, Early on one frosty mornin', Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land. I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray! In Dixie Land I'll take my stand To live and die in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. Away, away, away down south in Dixie. ” Question 1: Which of the following way is a correct to read the line? ''-'' represents a short pause. 1: Old time there - are not forgotten 2: Old times - there are not forgotten Question 2: What does the phrase ''take my stand'' mean in the following sentence? In Dixie Land I'll take my stand Question 3: What does the phrase ''away down south in Dixie'' mean? Away, away, away down south in Dixie Jackson6612