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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Smiling lightly or slightly

Hi,
I'd like to know which one is correct:

He was smiling slightly.
or
He was smiling lightly.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

I would say: He had a slight smile on his face.

— Philip

  • I would say: He had a slight smile on his face.
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I would say: He had a slight smile on his face.
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Personally, I think "slightly" for smile is kind of unusuaal.
Perhaps, a gentle or a soft smile...
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AnonymousHe was smiling slightly.
He was smiling lightly.The first isn't too bad. The second seems wrong.

It seems to me that it's usually "(to have) a faint smile" or "to smile faintly".

CJ

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