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[wowenglish1]

Is there a slight difference in meaning between "1" and "2"?
1. It is as if you are lying to me
2. It seems as if you are lying to me.

 

[bhaisahab]

Is there a slight difference in meaning between "1" and "2"?
1. It is as if you are lying to me
2. It seems as if you are lying to me.

I don't detect any difference.

 

[BobK]

:up: The only case for using 'seems' seems to me to be if you're stressing the possibility of misinterpretation - 'It seems as if you are lying to me, but I know you wouldn't do that' - or if the interpreter needs to be identified ('It seems to me/you/him/her etc...')

b