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1. I was somewhat nervous about playing music for you. 2. I was little nervous about playing music for you. Are these sentences natural and interchangeable?or one is in oral,the other is in written ?
Jan 30, 2024 1:15 AM
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The second one should be "a little nervous", but other than that they're both fine. "Somewhat" has a formal tone about it, so if you want to sound casual you should use "a little", "sort of" or "kind of" like Rek suggested.
January 30, 2024
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The only difference is that they use different words, but the meaning is the same. I adore the "some-" words: "somewhat", "somehow", "somewhere", "someday", "someway",... To me they are poetry. That's why I prefer #1.
January 30, 2024
I was kind of nervous... , seems more natural to me.
January 30, 2024
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