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masaki
12 Apr 2014
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ella
12 Apr 2014
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Both are very similar.
-"It looks like" is something you usually say when you can physically see something.
-"It seems like" is something a little more abstract. It's something you can only "detect" or guess at.
Examples:
-"it seems like it will rain"
-"it looks like it will rain"
(these are both okay to say)
-"It seems like just yesterday I was in high school"
(you can't say "It looks like just yesterday I was in high school" because you can't physically "see" how much time has passed)
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ella
12 Apr 2014
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Both are very similar.
-"It looks like" is something you usually say when you can physically see something.
-"It seems like" is something a little more abstract. It's something you can only "detect" or guess at.
Examples:
-"it seems like it will rain"
-"it looks like it will rain"
(these are both okay to say)
-"It seems like just yesterday I was in high school"
(you can't say "It looks like just yesterday I was in high school" because you can't physically "see" how much time has passed)
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13 Apr 2014
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Thank you for the thorough explanation!!
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