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Taka Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Appears

She is not as old as she looks.

If it was 'appears' instead of 'looks' as this:

She is not as old as she appears.

would it still work? If it worked, would it mean exactly the same?
  

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would it still work? Yes Taka If it worked, would it mean exactly the same? Not necessarily.

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  • would it still work?
  • Yes Taka If it worked, would it mean exactly the same?
  • Not necessarily.
  • People can appear old in their way of thinking, acting, talking, etc.
  • Such people do not necessarily look old.
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TakaShe is not as old as she looks.If it was 'appears' instead of 'looks' as this:She is not as old as she appears.would it still work?
Yes
TakaIf it worked, would it mean exactly the same?
Not necessarily. People can appear old in their way of thinking, acting, talking, etc. Such people do not necessarily look old.
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Sounds like the focus of 'appear' is more on physical appearance. Good.

Then what about this?

She is not as old as she seems.

If the sentence above worked, would it have exactly the same meaning as the one with 'appears'? If not, what would be the difference?
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The meaning with looks, appears, and seems is similar, but there are subtle nunaces so that they would be used in different situations:

A: How did the date go with the girl I set you up with?
B: I think she's too old for me.
A: She's not as old as she looks. She's only 33, a yr. older than you.

Police 1: A photo of the suspect in the con just came in.
Police 2:
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