On the Relation between the Pragmatic Constraint of soo da ‘it appears’ and its Use with Nouns:

Why are Expressions such as ii kuruma soo da ‘appear to be a good car’ Used on Twitter?

Abstract

In some cases, soo da ‘it appears’ can be used with nouns, as in ii hito soo da ‘appear to be a nice person.’ While it tends to be used with nouns that express human characteristics, on Twitter it’s also used with other types of nouns, as in ii kuruma soo da ‘appear to be a good car.’ This paper discusses what factors are involved behind that tendency and such use of soo da on Twitter in terms of its pragmatic constraint.