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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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To be exact
Is this a natural way to use 'to be exact'?
To be exact I would have had to use a knife to cut it not break off a piece with my hands. If you want the bigger piece just ask.
Thank you in advance
To be exact I would have had to use a knife to cut it not break off a piece with my hands. If you want the bigger piece just ask.
Thank you in advance
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Yes, that's OK, but I would put a comma before "not". The expression "to be exact" is probably most often used to indicate that a statement is exactly correct, perhaps in contrast to a more approximate earlier statement. "
- Yes, that's OK, but I would put a comma before "not".
- The expression "to be exact" is probably most often used to indicate that a statement is exactly correct, perhaps in contrast to a more approximate earlier statement.
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Yes, that's OK, but I would put a comma before "not".
The expression "to be exact" is probably most often used to indicate that a statement is exactly correct, perhaps in contrast to a more approximate earlier statement. For example: "I was born in France -- Avignon to be exact."
The expression "to be exact" is probably most often used to indicate that a statement is exactly correct, perhaps in contrast to a more approximate earlier statement. For example: "I was born in France -- Avignon to be exact."
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