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For hearsay (伝聞), one can append そうです to the plain form of an adjective and
verb. For example:

> 体にいいそうです - Heard it's good for the body

There is also another way to say that and that's using って. For example:

> 体にいいって - Heard it's good for the body

The question is, what is the difference between these 2 sentences?
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Word usages for hearsay: ～そうです vs ～って
「～って。」 is quite casual and colloquial.

いい **そうです** 。 -- polite and formal  
いい **そうだ** 。 -- less polite  
いいんだ **って** 。or いい **って** 。 -- informal, casual, and colloquial

eg

> ごま油は、体にいい **そうです** よ。-- You might say this to your boss, teacher, or
> customer.  
>  ごま油って、体にいいんだ **って** 。-- You might say this to your family or friends.
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In addition to Chocolate's answer, it may be worth noting the actual literal
difference between the two forms:

「そうです」 means, basically, "it appears to be that way", so 「体にいいそうです」 literally
means "It seems that it's good for the body" (the implication being that it
seems that way because people have said it's so).

「って」 is a contraction of 「と言う」(see [Tae Kim's
page](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/quotation.html#part4)), that is, it
literally means "(someone) says", so 「体にいいって」 literally translates to "people
say it's good for the body" (although depending on context, it might also mean
"he/she says it's good for the body", etc, so one needs to be a bit more
careful).
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