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Sounds familiar vs Sound familiar

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Sounds familiar' is the correct form when referring to something that is familiar to the speaker. Meanwhile, 'sound familiar' is used if you are asking if something is familiar to the listener.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to something that is familiar to the speaker.

"Sounds familiar"

Use 'sounds familiar' when you want to express that something is familiar to you or seems recognizable.

Examples:

  • That song sounds familiar. Have I heard it before?
  • The story sounds familiar, but I can't remember where I heard it.
  • The name sounds familiar, but I can't place it.
  • Sounds Familiar. Anu · Carista · Dego · Fred P · Jadalareign · K15 · Kai Alcé · Kaidi Tatham · Kyle Hall · Lee Collins · Patrick Gibin · Retromigration · Sadar ...
  • Sounds Familiar. 1397 likes · 1 talking about this. Grand Rapids Michigan based Sounds Familiar performs classic rock from the 70's to now.
  • 8925 Followers, 2743 Following, 100 Posts - Sounds Familiar Crew (@soundsfamiliar__) on Instagram: "established in 2013 founder Ornella Cicchetti music ...
  • Feb 29, 2024 ... Compensate sounds familiar. Discussion. Does anyone else feel this way ... This song sounds familiar. 3 upvotes · 1 comment. r/kpophelp ...
  • Aug 13, 2017 ... Sounds Familiar · What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 1:9 · Now ...
  • Mar 11, 2024 ... Sweden - bassline sounds familiar? Discussion. Hi all, every time I hear Sweden's entry, I keep being reminded of Detroit Become Human's ...
  • Family-run biz by the Sounds Familiar peeps. soundsfamiliar.it ...
  • Mar 19, 2015 ... My best guess would be that it sounds familiar to the main melody in Mammoth by Dmitri Vegas & Like mike and moguai. Upvote 4. Downvote Reply ...
  • Aleqs Notal feat. Anu - Reminder Of Tomorrow by Sounds Familiar, released 21 April 2023.
  • Jul 4, 2023 ... All lights turned off can be turned on", and saying to myself: this voice sounds familiar... Archived post. New comments cannot be posted ...

Alternatives:

  • seems familiar
  • looks familiar
  • feels familiar
  • appears familiar
  • rings a bell

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when asking if something is familiar to the listener.

"Sound familiar"

Use 'sound familiar' when you want to inquire if something is recognizable or known to the person you are speaking to.

Examples:

  • Does that name sound familiar to you?
  • The place doesn't sound familiar. Have you been there before?
  • This story doesn't sound familiar to me. Are you sure we've met?
  • Feb 3, 2023 ... Do the "Rush" melodies sound familiar to you? Disclaimer: Do not come for me, because I am not and have never been a hater. I have loved the ...
  • Oct 14, 2011 ... The 1930s Sure Sound Familiar ... Not long ago, someone suggested that I read “Since Yesterday,” a book by Frederick Lewis Allen, a popular ...
  • Sep 25, 2019 ... 11 votes, 14 comments. When I write new songs, I often think that my melodies sound familiar, I check them via shazam and houndhound, ...
  • Aug 23, 2024 ... On a hot summer night, sitting alone as the sun went down in its usual spectacular desert fashion, Does This Song Sound Familiar? was borne ...
  • Feb 8, 2011 ... Sound familiar? Acoustic similarity provokes responses to unfamiliar heterospecific alarm calls. Pamela M. Fallow ,. Pamela M. Fallow. Division ...
  • Mar 2, 2016 ... Final Fantasy fans, does this sound familiar to you? cryptomnesia · Cyberdrive. By Cyberdrive, March 2, ...
  • Aug 20, 2020 ... Does This Song Sound Familiar? ... When it comes to infringement issues I tend to side with the writer who thinks another song sounds like hers, ...
  • Didn't Rose say the sounds from Smokey sound familiar ; Luckyflux. Fleet Captain · #1 ; The Nightmare Doctor. Scarecrow Master · #2 ; PsychoPere. Vice Admiral · #3.
  • ... sound familiar? Thu, 08/07/2008 - 15:10. Topic: Men With Epilepsy. Greetings to all. I have not logged on this Web in a while and I thought I'd give it ...

Alternatives:

  • seem familiar
  • look familiar
  • feel familiar
  • appear familiar
  • ring a bell

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