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"Actually I am..." OR "I am actually..." OR "I actually am" ??
Hello folks.. I always use these expression but I am not sure which one is the correct or at least more usual..
can you help me to understand it? Thank you in advance.
Apr 25, 2013 1:38 PM
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They are all correct. And they all mean the same.
April 25, 2013
"I actually am....." sounds a little strange. I would avoid it. As for the others, they seem to work pretty much the same.
So, you're not going to the game?
Actually, I am. I changed my mind. (Used for emphasis.)
I am, actually. I changed my mind. (Again for emphasis.)
Note that you need a comma in this type of sentence.
Actually means 'in fact' (de fato) when used this way. Sometimes we use it as an intensifier in the same way as 'really'
I actually thought that she liked me. How wrong can you be?
I really thought that she liked me. How wrong can you be?
As an intensifier it goes before the verb.
April 26, 2013
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