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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Quick question!

what effect does actually create in the following sentence? I often hear phrases like "George actually came here for post graduate education and he decided to live here forever" from native speakers.

Why don't people simply say "George came here for the PG education and decided to settle down/live here forever"?
  

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'Actually' here means 'in fact' or 'the real reason for'.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Actually' here means 'in fact' or 'the real reason for'.
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'Actually' here means 'in fact' or 'the real reason for'.
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Anonymouswhat effect does actually create in the following sentence? I often hear phrases like "George actually came here for post graduate education and he decided to live here forever" from native speakers.
We use "actually" in this sense to clarify or modify something that has been previously said or understood.

I understand they hired a
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