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Originally Posted by PaulK
Hi,
Can someone explain the difference between so desu as appearnce and hearsay?
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It's actually different constructions.
Appearance:
雨が降りそうだ。It looks like it's going to rain.
Hearsay:
雨が降るそうだ。I heard it's going to rain.
Now the link given to you by yuriyuri explains it more in depth. I just wanted to point out that they are different constructions, so you should get it into your head ASAP that they are not related.
It's sort of how 市 and 死 sound the same but are different things.