Metta World Peace

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Jan 29	asked	Is it appropriate to state a mathematical fact with the word “whenever”?
Nov 30	awarded	Supporter
Nov 30	comment	“seem” or “seem to be” Thank you. Your suggestions sounds much better.
Nov 30	accepted	“seem” or “seem to be”
Nov 30	comment	“seem” or “seem to be” Thank you for your answer. I think the problem lies in I overuse "seem". There is perhaps no middleground between something is missing and something appears to be missing, but actually not.
Nov 30	awarded	Scholar
Nov 30	comment	“seem” or “seem to be” @FumbleFingers: I think you're right. I overuse "seem" from time to time.
Nov 30	awarded	Student
Nov 30	comment	“seem” or “seem to be” @tchrist, thank you for your suggestions. "Sound weird" might be OK to myself, but too subjective to other viewers. The problem is I haven't seen other people use them in either way. Maybe it's my inexperiencedness of English usage should be blamed for .
Nov 30	awarded	Custodian
Nov 30	reviewed	Approve suggested edit on “seem” or “seem to be”
Nov 30	awarded	Editor
Nov 30	revised	“seem” or “seem to be” added 22 characters in body
Nov 30	asked	“seem” or “seem to be”