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hamxy
Mexico

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Hiiii guys again!!!!......i am trying to undertsant the difference between look like and seem like..but i cant .....is there any "strong" difference????
 
thanks !!!!!!!teachers!!!

14 Apr 2010      





rangiora
New Zealand

"Look like" will always involve appearance. "Seem like" can involve one �s opinion.  For example: 
"She looks like her mother" 
"He seems like an idiot"  (so a similar meaning to "seems to be")
But you can also say:  "He looks like an idiot" which means that his appearance is such that people will think he is an idiot. 

14 Apr 2010     



dawnmain
United Kingdom

look like is used when  you are more certain, you  have physical evidence
seems like is less certain, based on feelings rqther than evidence

remember the structure is difference for look and seem without like.

He seems nice. (+adj)
He seems like a nice person. (+noun)

14 Apr 2010     



hamxy
Mexico

yeaaah guuuyss thank you veryyy muuuch!! =) Smile

15 Apr 2010