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Mbouti Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

may/seems

Dear members

"The sporting event may not look very interesting at first."

Could I also use the above sentence like below?

"The sporting event seems not to be very interesting at first.."

Thanks

MT
  

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mbouti seems not to be very interesting at first. No. Use ...

— CalifJim

  • mbouti seems not to be very interesting at first.
  • No.
  • Use ...
  • doesn't seem to be very interesting at first .
  • Note that it changes the meaning a little.
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mbouti seems not to be very interesting at first.
No. Use ... doesn't seem to be very interesting at first.

Note that it changes the meaning a little. The original says "maybe" (it doesn't seem interesting).

CJ
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