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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
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What does it mean to you?

It would seem that someone left the door unlocked.
May it be other than conditional?

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Inchoateknowledge It would seem that someone left the door unlocked. May it be other than conditional? " Imagine an investigation into a burglary.

— La Reine Victoria

  • Inchoateknowledge It would seem that someone left the door unlocked.
  • May it be other than conditional?
  • " Imagine an investigation into a burglary.
  • The thief was able to get in because (apparently) the door wasn't locked.
  • This would be used either in a verbal or written statement by the person investigating the burglary.
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InchoateknowledgeIt would seem that someone left the door unlocked.
May it be other than conditional?

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Hello I,

Another way of saying this would be -

"It appears that someone left the door unlocked."

Imagine an investigation into a burglary. The thief was able to get in because (apparently) the door wasn't lo
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Hi,
It came through loud and clear to me.
Thanks!

Inchoate
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La Reine Victoria
InchoateknowledgeIt would seem that someone left the door unlocked.
May it be other than conditional?

I

Hello I,

Another way of saying this would be -

"It appears that someone left the door unlocked."

Imagine an investigation into a burglary. The thief was able to get
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I think this should work too (as seems introduces enough doubt by itself):

It seems that someone left the door unlocked.
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The difference that I experience when presented with these variants is as follows:

Matter-of-fact statement about the appearances of the situation:

It seems that someone ... [The situation has this appearance: Someone ...]
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Mild annoyance and disgust and possibly superiority and possibly resignation and even sometimes amusement
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