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Dib Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Please check these for me.

Dear teachers

Could you please check the following sentences for me?

He actually seems like he's a nice guy.

He actually seems like a nice guy.

He actually seems like as if he's a nice guy.

Also, what if we switch "seems" with "sounds" as like in:

He actually sounds like a nice guy.

Is there any difference between sound and seems/looks in sentences like these?
  

Top answer

He actually seems like he's a nice guy. OK. He actually seems like a nice guy.

  • He actually seems like he's a nice guy.
  • OK.
  • He actually seems like a nice guy.
  • OK.
  • He actually seems like as if he's a nice guy.
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He actually seems like he's a nice guy.
OK.

He actually seems like a nice guy.

OK.

He actually seems like as if he's a nice guy.
You can't use both "like" and "as if". Use one or the other. In the sense of "as if", "like" is informal. In formal writing, use "as if".

He actually sounds like a nice guy.
This is specifically refer
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Thank you, sir!

What if there is a radio-personality. You exclusively LISTEN to what he speaks in his radio show? Then would it be right to use "sound" or would it still be wrong to use "sound" as in "he sounds like a nice guy".
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In that context, He sounds like a nice guy' is your own impression.
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Also, I guess you could say "He sounds like a nice guy" when you had heard his voice over the phone.
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fivejedjonIn that context, He sounds like a nice guy' is your own impression.
Thank you, sir!
GPYAlso, I guess you could say "He sounds like a nice guy" when you had heard his voice over the phone.
Thank you, sir!

Also, if we are on the internet and we are chatting with someone or talking to someone on a Youtub
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DibAlso, if we are on the internet and we are chatting with someone or talking to someone on a Youtube video's comment section can we also say "You sound like a nice person"?
Yes, it's possible.
DibAnd when you are WATCHING A VIDEO and what the person talking in a video said made it seem as if he's a good guy then can you also say "he s
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I would leave out the 'actually' unless there was some situation where you contradicting a first impression. 'Seems like' implies you have met the person, 'sounds like' would be a response to either listening to him over the phone, or hearing someone else's description. To add some more, in the UK, referring to mixed company as 'guys' is often frowned upon by older people.
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GPY Yes, it's possible.
Thank you again, sir!

So in the case of chatting with someone in an online chat-room, which sounds more natural to you? "he seems like a nice guy" or "he sounds like a nice guy"?
Anonymous 'Seems like' implies you have met the person,
Thank you, sir!

But even if we have not met
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DibSo in the case of chatting with someone in an online chat-room, which sounds more natural to you? "he seems like a nice guy" or "he sounds like a nice guy"?
seems
DibTom Cruise seems like a nice person.In the above sentence "seems" seems most fitting to me. Is it really most fitting in the sentence?
Yes.
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Thank you again, sir!

So in a nutshell:

"Seems" is better to use instead of "sounds" when:

1. Talking about someone you talked to on the phone.
2. when you talk about someone you met someone online and have only talked to them via text or skype(no visual stuff).

But only use "seems" when:

1. Talking about movie stars or other celebriti

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