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What's the difference between these sentences?
-It sounds a good idea
-It sounds like a good idea.
I used to think that I had always to say 'to sound like something'.
Aug 4, 2015 4:09 PM
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Well, the second one "It sounds like a good idea" certainly sounds more natural to most English speakers and would never be disputed. I suppose "It sounds a good idea" might be considered either a bit more 'posh'...or it can just sound wrong to many anglophones.
August 4, 2015
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I also have been thinking that it should be "sounds like/as". Let's wait for a native English speaker's response.
August 4, 2015
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"It sounds like a good idea" is correct. The first one is wrong.
Well, I think the first one 'might' be used in some dialects. I only think that just because when I read it, I imagine it with an accent (maybe something that sounds vaguely north English or possibly even Scottish; I have no idea why I'd have that association). Is there anyone from northern England or Scotland around here who can confirm or deny this?
August 4, 2015
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They are the same
August 4, 2015
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