Seemed to have avoided/had seemed to avoid
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Hello all 
What's the difference between these two? Are these two ways of expressing exactly the same idea? If no, what is the difference between the two?
1) Until recently, with Arnold Shwarzenegger serving as the Republican governor, California seemed to have avoided many of the worst examples of nanny- stateism inflicted on, say, Britain and remains more laid back.
2) Until recently, with Arnold Shwarzenegger serving as the Republican governor, California had seemed to avoid many of the worst examples of nanny- stateism inflicted on, say, Britain and remains more laid back.
Also:
I don't think it would be idiomatic/correct to say "California had seemed to have avoided..." in any context, wouldn't it?
However, I wonder whether or not it would be acceptable to use "California had seemed to be avoiding..." in any context?
Will appreciate any help, thank you!
Top answer
I can't tell what you're trying to say. If it avoided it until recently, that means that it recently stopped avoiding it, which means that it now has it, but you say it remains the way it was, without it.
- I can't tell what you're trying to say.
- If it avoided it until recently, that means that it recently stopped avoiding it, which means that it now has it, but you say it remains the way it was, without it.
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I can't tell what you're trying to say. If it avoided it until recently, that means that it recently stopped avoiding it, which means that it now has it, but you say it remains the way it was, without it.
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