[General] distinction between "turn out", "appear", "seem"

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Hi!Could you please distinct those words. The example is as follows: it appears that lightning bursts nearer and nearer to us.
It seems I can put whichever word I like. Isn't it ?
Thank you for other examples in advance!
 
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Please edit your post using proper English.
 

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It seems that I can use whatever word I like. Can't I?

Well, it should make sense, so, no, you can't use whatever word comes to mind.

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For one thing, 'u' is not a proper English word. It should only be used in texting to save time and space.
 

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For one thing, 'u' is not a proper English word. It should only be used in texting to save time and space.
I surely will keep it in mind. Anyway, post has been started and it's supposed to have no way back.
Could you help me with those sentences?
 
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Actually, it's better to say "whichever word i like", since i meant every possible word from the word set above
 

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It appears that and it seems that would mean the same thing in your example. However, it turns out that would not mean the same as the other two.


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Actually, it's better to say "whichever word I like", since I meant every possible word from the word set above.
Always capitalise 'I' and end every sentence with the correct punctuation mark.
 
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