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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Opinions on "exact same + noun"

Why do many people reject "exact same", but allow "exactly the same?

?He was wearing the exact same suit as last year.
He dressed exactly the same as last year.
  

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Anonymous Why do many people reject "exact same", but allow "exactly the same? He was wearing the exact same suit as last year. He dressed exactly the same as last year.

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  • Anonymous Why do many people reject "exact same", but allow "exactly the same?
  • He was wearing the exact same suit as last year.
  • He dressed exactly the same as last year.
  • Perhaps it's because of ignorance.
  • Both are common.
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AnonymousWhy do many people reject "exact same", but allow "exactly the same? ?He was wearing the exact same suit as last year. He dressed exactly the same as last year.
Perhaps it's because of ignorance.

Both are common. The first is more casual.

The first is adjectival. The second is adverbial.

Is this the [exact] same suit as
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