really v.s. do

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Dear Friends,

I am fresh here. I am so glad to find this professional English forum to learn English. There are so many kind people.

Here I have a question, does the really and do two words can be used in one sentence? Do they have the same function as emphasis? Or is there any difference between them? I see them in following sentences:

I really do like going to the cinema at the weekend!

I am very appreciate for your help.

Aven

BarbaraPA · Accepted Answer

Hi AvenTang,

Welcome to the forums!

We really do love it when new members join us! (Does that answer your question?)

All of these are possible:

I like ice cream.

I really like ice cream.

I do like ice cream. (This is in response to someone questioning whether or not I truly (or really) liked it.)

I really do like ice cream. (This can be in response to someone who again has questions the truth of your fondness for ice cream, or simply as an affirmative statement. I leave the ice cream counter with my big ice cream sundae and exclaim my delight. That's how I used it above.)

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