| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
rice07
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
Posts: 385
|
 Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:54 am Post subject: looks or looking? |
 |
|
Hi
...
Analysts have said the North might be trying to pressure the outgoing US President George W. Bush looks for diplomatic successes to bolster its legacy. The North might also be thinking it can seek a better deal under a new US president.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2008/10/02/2003424783
...
The above is excerpted from a piece of report talking about " Hill looks to save nuclear deal " in Taipei Times.
Do you think the word in bold above in the text, looks, is a typo? And it should be looking?
Thanks for your help!
Good day!
rice07 |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Bob S.
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
Posts: 1767
Location: So. Cal
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: looks or looking? |
|
|
| rice07 wrote: |
Analysts have said the North might be trying to pressure the outgoing US President George W. Bush looks for diplomatic successes to bolster its legacy.
Do you think the word in bold above in the text, looks, is a typo? And it should be looking? |
You are correct that it is a typo. It should be to look or into looking.
_________________
"It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood." -- Karl Popper |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
rice07
Joined: 26 Oct 2007
Posts: 385
|
| Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:56 am Post subject: |
|
|
Hi Bob S.
Thanks for helping verify that!
You are right. It should be ' to look ', or ' into looking '. I should have noted that the ' its(... its legacy) ' in the text referred to ' of the north (korea) ', not refer to ' of the President George W. Bush '. The right correction is not ' looking '. At first, I thought ' looking for diplomatic successes to bolster its legacy ' might refer to ' the President George W. Bush ', but I was wrong there.
Good day
rice07 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
