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- Correct Usage of Look vs. Looks -- Appearance of Something
When using looks (meaning appearance), I would stick to that definition (different from look): plural noun a person's physical appearance a young woman with wholesome good looks I never chose people just because of their looks She had lost her looks Normally looks is only used with people Otherwise, I would use appearance: The restaurant dish must deliver on both taste and appearance You
- What is the difference between it seems and it looks like?
11 There is a subtle difference in usage between the two When we say "it looks like", we are talking about a quick visual inspection If we want to investigate something casually, we say we will "take a look" The implication is that this is a brief, "at a glance" impression, and while we have some confidence we are not absolutely certain
- Differences among It feels. . . , It looks. . . , and It seems. . .
1 "It looks" "It seems" The verb "to seem" is actually the passive of the verb "to see", but has gone beyond sight in use Both "looks" and "seems" can refer to how something is seen The book seems green The book looks green "Seems" and "feels" can involve touching and imaginings beyond senses: This cloth seems rough This cloth feels rough
- Looks as if vs. looks like as if - English Language Learners Stack . . .
With respect to the words at issue, grammatical sentences include: It looks as if it's going to fall It looks like it's going to fall Since like and as if mean the same in the context of your sentence, it would be redundant and wrong to repeat them one after another
- Canonical Post #2: What is the perfect, and how should I use it?
The English “perfect” is deeply puzzling for learners Nearly one Question in every twenty here asks about perfect constructions, and every Answer seems to raise new Questions Even very advanced learners often misuse the perfect, or fail to use it when they should If it makes you feel better, the experts are baffled, too Grammarians and linguists have been quarreling about the perfect
- What is it like? Vs. What does it look like?
What does Canada look like? This is a more specific question You are asking about how it looks to the eye Some responses to this would be more like: "its very white and full with trees", "it has beautiful sights" and so on What is it like is super broad, but what does it look like is asking how it looks to the eye
- looks is or looks are - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Their pale and colourless looks are not liked by slender girls Their pale and colourless looks is not liked by slender girls I cannot choose which verb [is or are] is suitable for above sen
- grammaticality - X makes it look huge or makes it looks huge? - English . . .
My issue with Kohinoor Black Watch is that the dial shape makes it look very huge on my skinny 6 and a quarter inch but Pratap's (a watch) curvature makes it look a bit more toned down Question -
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