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“STARING” VERSUS “LOOKING”
“Staring” indicates a type of droll, mindless gaze. “Looking” is a sharper, more directed action. Both are funny. Staring puts the focus on the character’s state of mind; looking puts it on the thing that has caught his eye. Little touches like these are important. Will the sky fall if you don’t use them? Probably not, but why take the chance?
Staring: pupils float inside whites
Looking: pupils flush against edges
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