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What is the difference between the following fragments?

> A: 終わらなさそうだ
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> B: 終わりそうもない

It seems to me, both means "it does not look like it will finish".

If they are different, how to use each?
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終わらなさそうだ versus 終わりそうもない
Sentence A is closer to your translation. Sentence B is more emphatic and it
sounds like you will be nowhere near the goal by the deadline.

`も + ない` indicates a strong negation (≒"never", "even"). See: [function of the
particle も in 「~も辞さない」](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/40969/5010)
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A:終わらなそうだ connotes objectivity. The speaker isn't involved in or part of the
deed.

B:終わりそうもない connotes subjectivity. The speaker is involved in or part of the
deed.

Both are grammatically correct. Hinges on speakers view on the deed.
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