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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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Visibly/apparently lost weight
She has visibly/apparently lost weight. How did she do it?
HI,
Do both visibly and apparently fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
HI,
Do both visibly and apparently fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
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Visibly = obviously Apparently = either obviously or seemingly. This word is ambiguous and should be avoided except where the meaning is clear.
- Visibly = obviously Apparently = either obviously or seemingly.
- This word is ambiguous and should be avoided except where the meaning is clear.
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Visibly = obviously
Apparently = either obviously or seemingly. This word is ambiguous and should be avoided except where the meaning is clear.
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Visibly = obviously
Apparently = either obviously or seemingly. This word is ambiguous and should be avoided except where the meaning is clear.
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Angliholicmean about the same to you?No. visibly means I can see that she's lost weight. apparently means I have the impression that she's lost weight, or I can deduce it, whether I can see it or not.
She looks like a toothpick now compared to six months ago. (visibly)
Her best friend told me she bought a blouse two sizes smaller than
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