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Originally posted by BBall_Junkie
The word "stare" is a verb and as such, implies an action or act.
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Any grammarians want to step in here?
Your statement is just not true, Junkie. "Wait" is a verb. But if I say "I'll wait", I mean that I won't do anything for the moment.
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When I was growing up I was told by my parents not to stare. By your definition, they were telling me to stop doing nothing.
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That's exactly what they were telling you. They were saying "Avert your eyes. Don't just sit there with your eyes fixed. Move them. Stop doing nothing."
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If a coach is staring at you, he is not doing nothing. Some could see it as showing you up, trying to intimidate, influence etc. If the coach didn't think it would serve a purpose, he wouldn't be "doing" it.
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He may think that the official will be intimidated, influenced, etc., but he hasn't
done anything to bring that about.