seems as/seeing as

[Chris F Waigl]

Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> NYC ditto.
>
>   JL
>
> Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> I've never heard or read "seems as." "Seeing as" is what I learned to
> say in Texas, so I'm with you, Scot.
>
>
I have heard "seeings as" (over here in England) and read "seeings
that". Both appear to be rather international, and the first one much
more frequent:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22seeings+as%7Cthat%22

Chris Waigl

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