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Free sign upThe phrase "seems to function" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to indicate when a thing or person appears to be doing what they are intended to do. For example: "This old machine still seems to function properly."
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It seems to function well.
It seems to function like some sort of rallying cry.
The structure of the police state seems to function, though less intact and effective than before.
It seems to function on a similar cultural basis, grounded in conspicuous consumption and the pursuit of celebrity.
For the Edwardses, French seems to function as a symbol of the class they don't belong to.
Half a century later, nothing in Argentina seems to function at all.
Jesus seems to function as a drug for Pierce — as comfort, deliverance, and succor.
The upscale paper bag also seems to function as a surrogate, as in "This'll do".
But the Greenmarket seems to function as New York's own Pauline, perennially strapped to the railroad tracks with a train barreling down.
If business is the font from which all of America's material blessings flow, it is also a power that sometimes seems to function without a heart or conscience.
The continent's most populous nation, it is a former military dictatorship that has become a democracy, albeit a flawed one that sometimes barely seems to function.
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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