Maryam
askance Hi! Is it correct to say: "Why you look askance at me?" Also is that common using this in daily conversations?if not, then what could be the best expression to say so?
5 gen 2016 10:50
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I hven't heacrd it spoken. It is good to have a good vocabulary.
5 gennaio 2016
1
No. Why do you look askance at me? Why are you looking askance at me? I can safely say I've never used it in writing or in conversation. I've never heard it used by a fellow native speaker either. You might find it used in some more formal pieces of writing.
5 gennaio 2016
1
It would be more usual to say, "Why are you looking at me like that? Is something wrong?" or perhaps, "You're looking askance at me - is there a problem?" Askance is not often used in conversation. It might be used to refer to a situation later: "Well, I could see he was looking askance at the idea, so I asked him what was wrong."
5 gennaio 2016
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