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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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There was delivered a package outside our front door. Apparently it was for me.

Is "apparently" the right word if I want the sentence to mean something like "Turned out it was for me."

  

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anonymous There was delivered a package outside our front door. Apparently it was for me. " Yes.

— CalifJim

  • anonymous There was delivered a package outside our front door.
  • Apparently it was for me.
  • " Yes.
  • It's approximate, but it has a similar effect.
  • 'apparently' ~ It appeared to be for me (and "it was for me").
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anonymous

There was delivered a package outside our front door. Apparently it was for me.

Is "apparently" the right word if I want the sentence to mean something like "Turned out it was for me."

Yes. It's approximate, but it has a similar effect.

'apparently' ~ It appeared to be for me (and "it was for me").

CJ

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A package was delivered and left outside our front door. Apparently it was for me.

apparently suggests you are not certain it was for you.

"Turned out . . . Later, it became certain that it was for you

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