Gently vs softly
Brush you teeth softly or gently?
It's a made up sentence.
Does the adverb "softly" fit the context. Please explain the use of "gently vs softly" in the above.
I got confused between softly and gently.
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I'd say 'gently', but I wouldn't say that 'softly' is wrong. The first thing I think of with 'softly' is music played at low volume. Brush your teeth gently so you don't injure yourself.
- I'd say 'gently', but I wouldn't say that 'softly' is wrong.
- The first thing I think of with 'softly' is music played at low volume.
- Brush your teeth gently so you don't injure yourself.
- Brush you teeth softly so no one can hear what you're doing.
- talk softly, speak softly, whisper softly, sing softly, play (an instrument) softly But also, glow softly [ light ], flow softly [water, fabric] CJ
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I'd say 'gently', but I wouldn't say that 'softly' is wrong. The first thing I think of with 'softly' is music played at low volume.
Brush your teeth gently so you don't injure yourself.
Brush you teeth softly so no one can hear what you're doing.
talk softly, speak softly, whisper softly, sing softly, play (an instrument) softly
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