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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Look changed

Hi

Do native speakers use the phrase "look changed" like this?

She was looking changed after her illness.
(instead of looking different)

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

" would be more natural for me personally. "looked different" is much more common of course, but there is a slight difference in nuance. "looked different" can be used for superficial things, like dress or hairstyle, while "looked changed" seems more profound.

— GPY

  • " would be more natural for me personally.
  • "looked different" is much more common of course, but there is a slight difference in nuance.
  • "looked different" can be used for superficial things, like dress or hairstyle, while "looked changed" seems more profound.
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Yes, but I think "She looked changed ..." would be more natural for me personally.

"looked different" is much more common of course, but there is a slight difference in nuance. "looked different" can be used for superficial things, like dress or hairstyle, while "looked changed" seems more profound.
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Thanks, GPY.

One more question: why of these sentences do you like better?

Everything in the house looked different to him as he stepped in after ten years.
Everything in the house looked changed to him as he stepped in after ten years.

Tom
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Mr. TomEverything in the house looked different to him as he stepped in after ten years.Everything in the house looked changed to him as he stepped in after ten years.
"looked different" is the straightforward way of saying it. "looked changed" is noticeably less usual and for me has a slightly different nuance.
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