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klafterreith

Joined: 25 Nov 2005
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2012 9:47 am Post subject: observerd

The entry is monitored by cameras. The entry is observed by cameras. Are both verbs correct?

askeladd

Joined: 05 Jan 2010
Posts: 89
Location: Chicago area, USA

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 1:18 am Post subject: Re: observerd

klafterreith wrote:

The entry is monitored by cameras.

The entry is observed by cameras.

Are both verbs correct?

Well, both are grammatically correct, but I think "monitored" is the better word choice here: monitored implies that the entry is being more intensely or more closely watched than if it is merely being observed.

Hope this helps Wink

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