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Seyfihoca Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

"in fact" and "indeed"

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Can we use "in fact" and "indeed" in place of each other?

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Give it a try, Seyf-- I'll tell you if they are right or wrong.
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He is one of the most fruitful authors of all times. In fact / Indeed, the number of books he wrote makes up a list of 20 pages!
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Both work fine here. I think that 'in fact' directs the reader more (obviously) to the facts of the situation, rather than simply intensifying the assurity, as 'indeed' does.

'Most foreign residents do not speak Japanese; in fact, only 30% have even studied it formally.' -- I would think that this is the type of sentence in which 'in fact' would be more comfortable.

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