1)...I'm sorry I didn't tell you.I just couldn't seem to find the right time. 2)...I'm sorry I didn't tell you.I just couldn't find the right time. Why do American People use the expression " Could seem"? What's the difference in context between the phrase one and two? #2 is a straightforward statement of fact: "I could not find". #1 says exactly the same thing, but it FEELS different. By saying "I couldn't SEEM to find", the speaker conveys the confusion, rush, difficulty, or whatever it was that made him unable to find the time.

1)...I'm sorry I didn't tell you.I just couldn't seem to Find the right time. 2)...I'm sorry I didn't tell you.I just couldn't Find the right time. Why do American People use the expression " Could seem"? What's the difference in context between the phrase one and two?

1)...I'm sorry I didn't tell you.I just couldn't seem to Find the right time. 2)...I'm sorry I didn't tell you.I just couldn't Find the right time. Why do American People use the expression " Could seem"? What's the difference in context between the phrase one and two? Can’t seem to implies you’ve tried several times to do something

1)...I'm sorry I didn't tell you.I just couldn't seem to Find the right time. 2)...I'm sorry I didn't tell you.I just couldn't Find the right time. Why do American People use the expression " Could seem"? What's the difference in context between the phrase one and two?