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Book mango 418 Posted 6 years ago
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For real.

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How can I interpret “For Real”? Does it mean these challenges are real world challenges? Or does it mean we are serious about tackling global challenges?

  

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How can I interpret “For Real”? Does it mean these challenges are real world challenges? No.

  • How can I interpret “For Real”?
  • Does it mean these challenges are real world challenges?
  • No.
  • Or does it mean we are serious about tackling global challenges?
  • Yes.
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How can I interpret “For Real”? Does it mean these challenges are real world challenges? No.

Or does it mean we are serious about tackling global challenges? Yes.

for real This is casual spoken English. In broad terms, it means we are telling the truth about something.

In more standard English, we often use 'really'.

eg We r

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