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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Please tell me the use of this phrase" As a matter of fact" and " for that matter".
  

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As a matter of fact = It is actually true that, actually, in truth (Used to emphasize that the statement is true in the speaker's opinion) Here are some sentences: As a matter of fact, we're growing faster than most of the industrialized world. As a matter of fact, Mao is the root cause of the Chinese people's misfortunes. As a matter of fact, our CEO, who I was very instrumental in hiring, is a female.

  • As a matter of fact = It is actually true that, actually, in truth (Used to emphasize that the statement is true in the speaker's opinion) Here are some sentences: As a matter of fact, we're growing faster than most of the industrialized world.
  • As a matter of fact, Mao is the root cause of the Chinese people's misfortunes.
  • As a matter of fact, our CEO, who I was very instrumental in hiring, is a female.
  • As a matter of fact, it can be used for all sorts of things in the shop and home.
  • As a matter of fact, I will be away for next 2 weeks and begin my work afterwards.
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As a matter of fact = It is actually true that, actually, in truth (Used to emphasize that the statement is true in the speaker's opinion)

Here are some sentences:

As a matter of fact, we're growing faster than most of the industrialized world.
As a matter of fact, Mao is the root cause of the Chinese people's misfortunes.
As a matter of fact, our CEO, who I was very inst
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Amongst my friends and colleagues there's a general belief that someone starting a sentence with 'as a matter of fact..' or 'actually..' when speaking is about to tell a lie.
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Vic ZAmongst my friends and colleagues there's a general belief
Classification: skeptics

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