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Wowenglish Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

I think it's going to rain.

Is there subtle difference in the meaning between 2 sentences?
1. I think it's going to rain.
2. It looks like it's going to rain.
  

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Hi I think it's going to rain - based on internal frames of reference which may or may not include external references. I might feel it in my bones, or I might have seen the weather forecast, or clouds gathering. It looks like it's going to rain - based on external evidence.

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  • Hi I think it's going to rain - based on internal frames of reference which may or may not include external references.
  • I might feel it in my bones, or I might have seen the weather forecast, or clouds gathering.
  • It looks like it's going to rain - based on external evidence.
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I think it's going to rain - based on internal frames of reference which may or may not include external references. I might feel it in my bones, or I might have seen the weather forecast, or clouds gathering.

It looks like it's going to rain - based on external evidence.
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