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Ezfred0131 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Fully, completely, entirely and totally
What are the differences between the adverbs-fully, completely, entirely and totally-as used in the following sentences?
I fully agree with you.
I completely agree with you.
I entirely agree with you. (sounds a bit odd!!)
I totally agree with you.
Which of these are grammtically correct?
Dear Teachers, I would really appreciate your help. Thanks.
I fully agree with you.
I completely agree with you.
I entirely agree with you. (sounds a bit odd!!)
I totally agree with you.
Which of these are grammtically correct?
Dear Teachers, I would really appreciate your help. Thanks.
Top answer
None of them sounds odd! All are correct. From lowest register to highest, I would rank them, if forced, as "totally", "fully", "completely", "entirely", but they are so close that they all fall into that huge class of ordinary, everyday expressions.
- None of them sounds odd!
- All are correct.
- From lowest register to highest, I would rank them, if forced, as "totally", "fully", "completely", "entirely", but they are so close that they all fall into that huge class of ordinary, everyday expressions.
- I think I choose "completely" most often.
- CJ
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None of them sounds odd! All are correct.
From lowest register to highest, I would rank them, if forced, as "totally", "fully", "completely", "entirely", but they are so close that they all fall into that huge class of ordinary, everyday expressions. I think I choose "completely" most often.
CJ
From lowest register to highest, I would rank them, if forced, as "totally", "fully", "completely", "entirely", but they are so close that they all fall into that huge class of ordinary, everyday expressions. I think I choose "completely" most often.
CJ
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What is the difference between I agree completely and I completely agree with you?
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