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Juniper Kim 1354 Posted 5 years ago
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I have a question. Please answer.

In the conversation below, is the word ‘actuality’ instead of ‘authenticity’ appropriate? I wonder if the word ‘actuality’ is the same meaning with the word ‘authenticity’.

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M: Hey, Claire. What are you doing on your computer? Surfing the Internet?

W: Oh, hey, Dave. No. I’m working on my politics presentation for next week. It’s about local policies.

M: Sounds interesting. Can I see it?

W: Sure. I interviewed some local politicians and filmed the interviews for my presentation.

M: Oh, cool. So you got to meet them in person?

W: Yeah. I thought it’d be good to hear directly from them about local policies.

M: Great idea. It’ll add some authenticity to your presentation.

W: Thanks. In this part in the video, this local councilwoman gives a really good insight into the upcoming election. I just wish the audio was a little louder.

  

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Actuality would not be appropriate in this sentence. While Actuality and Authenticity are both nouns, Authenticity is a characteristic and Actuality is not. A presentation can possess the characteristic of Authenticity, but Actuality is not a characteristic.

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  • Actuality would not be appropriate in this sentence.
  • While Actuality and Authenticity are both nouns, Authenticity is a characteristic and Actuality is not.
  • A presentation can possess the characteristic of Authenticity, but Actuality is not a characteristic.
  • On the other hand, an Actuality is a thing itself.
  • An Actuality can possess characteristics or perform actions.
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Actuality would not be appropriate in this sentence. While Actuality and Authenticity are both nouns, Authenticity is a characteristic and Actuality is not. A presentation can possess the characteristic of Authenticity, but Actuality is not a characteristic. On the other hand, an Actuality is a thing itself. An Actuality can possess characteristics or perform actions. Authenticity canno

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Juniper Kim 1354In the conversation below, is the word ‘actuality’ instead of ‘authenticity’ appropriate?

No.

Actuality is most often used with the preposition "in", meaning "in fact."

I know that in actuality most kids text on their phones throughout the whole day while they're in school.

An enchanting love story,

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