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Frenchlearner Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

nearly and almost

0Hi everyone !02br
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00look i know that this subject has already been brought up.02br
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00But my book says that almost and nearly are not the same. the problem is that in french, theres only one word to translate it : presque.02br
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00It's nearly midnight = we're just giving the hour and precising that its close to 0 : 0002br
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00it's almost midinigt = it means something s going to happn at midnight, we're expecting something.02br
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00I just would like to get the hang of their utilisation with ease. Do you know guys any other good exmples that differantiate the two expressions ?02br
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00Cheers0-
  

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0Sorry, I don't see that difference. To me, 01i 00it's nearly 2400h = it's almost 2400h02i 00; 01i 00 we're almost there = we're nearly there02i 00. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Sorry, I don't see that difference.
  • To me, 01i 00it's nearly 2400h = it's almost 2400h02i 00; 01i 00 we're almost there = we're nearly there02i 00.
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0Sorry, I don't see that difference. To me, 01i00it's nearly 2400h = it's almost 2400h02i00; 01i00 we're almost there = we're nearly there02i00. I suppose there may be some contexts in which one is used but not the other, but none spring to mind at the moment.02br
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00Random House Dictionary says ' 01i01b00N
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01b00Nearly02b00 means close in proximity and 01b00almost02b00 means being so close. In most cases, [nearly] and [almost] do have a similar meaning, but not always. It really depends on the context. i.e.02br
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00Mike was 01b00nearly/ almost02b00 drown in the pool when he accide
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