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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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seem to hear

0 00Everyday we seem to hear of children beating on one another, ganging up 02br
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00Why did the author choose to use "seem to hear" instead of "hear?02br
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0 Hi01b 00 02b 00New2grammar 02br 02br 001. 02br 02br 002. I believe the author uses 'seem' because he is not certain about what he heard.

— Yoong Liat

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0 Hi01b00 02b00New2grammar 02br
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001. 'Everyday' in your sentence should be spelled 'Every day'.02br
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002. I believe the author uses 'seem' because he is not certain about what he heard. What he has written is what he thinks he heard.0-
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0You're right about Every day. Thanks for the answer, Yoong Liat.0-
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10You're right about Every day. Thanks for the answer, Yoong Liat.12br
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10This is a very common error made by students and even teachers in my country.02br
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00The reason is that if you cannot find 'every day' in most dictionaries;
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