can or could

0Are we talking about going to the gym?02br
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00I hear both, but I'd say "can."0-

0 If in a gym:02br
01i00I want to see 01b00how02b00 I['ll] look like 01b00after 02b00some hard 01b00workouts02b00. 02i0-

0Could anyone tell me the difference between the sentences below?02br
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01b00How do I look?02b02br
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01b00How do I look like?02b02br
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01b00What do I look like?02b02br
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00Thanks02br
00LiJ0-

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10Could anyone tell me the difference between the sentences below?12br
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11b10How do I look?12b10 11u10Asking for an honest opinion, usually as the result of an occurrence (in an accident, just got beat up) or in terms of appropriateness for some event (

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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite10Could anyone tell me the difference between the sentences below?12br
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11b10How do I look?12b12br
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11b10How do I look like?12b12br
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11b10What do I look like?12b12br
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0I think Jim and Avangi have a point about "like" asking for a comparison and messing up things here. 0-

0 Hi Jim,02br
00from your explanation it seems asking "How does she look?" and "What does she look like?" is basically asking the same thing, but I was told they are not used the same way. I think I was told that the version with "how" is used to ask an opinion about a temporary state. here are two examples:02br
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01b00- I met Jack's girlfriend yesterday

0Good point. I got involved in the grammar of adverbs and prepositions and more or less ignored the practical applications.02br
01i00What ... look like?02i00 is used when you want to know how to identify or recognize someone or something. So yes, your examples are as you say. In the first case you want to know what she looks like -- characteristics that woul

0Will someone who knows please answer my original question?0-

0I thought Avangi had already answered. Did you want more?02br
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00Any of these are possible:02br
00I want to see what I [can / could / will / would] look like ...02br
00Personally, I'd say 01i00what I'll look like ...02i02br
00CJ 0-