Julia Berrini
Do "You seem a friendly person" and "You seem like a friendly person" have the same meaning? Do these sentences below have the same meaning? 1)"You seem a friendly person" "You seem like a friendly person" *** If they don´t have the same meaning wich one I can use, for example, when I met someone for the first time and I think it´s a good person? 2)"It seemed a good idea." "It seemed like a good idea." ----------- Please correct my English mistakes.Thank you so much for helping me. :))
2010年1月13日 17:42
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They have the same meaning. We use 'seem to be something' or 'seem to be like something' to mean 'give the impression of being or doing something'. You seem (to be) a friendly person. (British English) Americans do not say 'You seem a friendly person'. They use 'to be' or 'like' after these verbs: 'appear', 'look', 'sound' and 'feel': You seem to be a friendly person (or 'You seem like a friendly person') = American English It seemed a good idea. (British English) It seemed like a good idea. (American English)
2010年1月13日
They both mean pretty much the same thing. The second form is almost always used, even though the first is technically correct. There is a subtle twist of meaning here. If I really wanted to compliment a person on being friendly, I would say "You're pretty friendly" or "You're really friendly." If I say "You seem like a friendly person." the meaning conveyed would be that the compliment is qualified - yes, you seem like a friendly person, but you might not actually be one. This applies to both the forms above.
2010年1月13日
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