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Discover Ludwig"it seemed not" is a valid and usable part of a sentence in written English.
Examples: 1. The sky was cloudy, but it seemed not to rain anytime soon. 2. The actor's performance was convincing, yet it seemed not to impress the critics. 3. She made an effort to hide her disappointment, but it seemed not enough to fool him. 4. The students seemed not to understand the concept, so the teacher had to explain it again. 5. The new policy seemed not to have any major impact on the company's profits.
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"Fortunately," Mr. Thomason writes, "it seemed not everyone in Venice believed Dec. 21 would bring the end of the world".
It seemed not.
It seemed not just polite but necessary.
It seemed not only extraneous, but decadent.
It seemed not at first.
Yet it seemed not to bother them.
It seemed not to be sightlessness that afflicted him, though.
It seemed not to matter who the replacement might be.
It seemed not just over-cautious, but downright conceited.
Much needed though it was at the time, it seemed not to be enough.
There was, it seemed, not much for an accomplished backbencher to do.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com