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- 25-Dec-2011, 19:13 #1
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there doesn't seem to vs there seems not "There doesn't seem to have been............"
I was wondering if I could put it as in " There seems to have not been......."?Last edited by ostap77; 25-Dec-2011 at 19:22.
- 25-Dec-2011, 19:20 #2
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Teacher Re: there doesn't seem to vs there seems not Not naturally, no. By the way, you were "wondering", not "wandering".
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- 25-Dec-2011, 20:36 #3
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Teacher Re: there doesn't seem to vs there seems not 'There seems not to have been' (note the word order) is possible, but slightly formal.
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