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Fede Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Can you tell the difference?

Dear ones,
What is the difference between "nearly" and "almost". When should we use one of the other?
  

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Fede Dear ones, That is not a good greeting to strangers. Save it for your family and very close friends. Fede What is the difference between "nearly" and "almost".

— Mister Micawber

  • Fede Dear ones, That is not a good greeting to strangers.
  • Save it for your family and very close friends.
  • Fede What is the difference between "nearly" and "almost".
  • Almost nothing.
  • Fede When should we use one of the other?
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FedeDear ones,
That is not a good greeting to strangers. Save it for your family and very close friends.
FedeWhat is the difference between "nearly" and "almost".
Almost nothing.
FedeWhen should we use one of the other?
There is no clear cut rule; they are usually interchangeable, but no
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FedeWhat is the difference between "nearly" and "almost". When should we use one of the other?
"almost" is more commonly used than "nearly" nowadays, as the following Google N-grams show.

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