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Hello,1. The job is party done.2.The job is partially done.Which one is more natural?Are "partially" and "partly" the same in meaning?

Milky · Accepted Answer

You wrote "party".

The meaning is the same, IMO.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

I'd say you'll much more often hear 'partly' in this kind of context.

Best wishes, Clive

Yoong Liat · Answer

Hanuman_2000
Hello,

1. The job is party done.

2.The job is partially done.

Which one is more natural?

Are "partially" and "partly" the same in meaning?

Partially means to a certain extent.

1. His opera was only partially complete at the time of his death.

The word partly means as concerns one part or not wholly.

2. The letter was written partly in ink and partly in pencil.

Whereas partly could be substituted for partially in the first sentence, partially would be wrong in the second.

Based on the above, both partly and partially can be used in your sentences reproduced below.

1. The job is partly done.

2.The job is partially done.

Milky · Answer

CliveHi,

I'd say you'll much more often hear 'partly' in this kind of context.

Best wishes, Clive

And even then, not often. More like, "half-done".

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