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'Deliberately', 'Consciously', 'Intentionally', 'On purpose' and 'Purposely'. Any difference? Are they interchangeable? If not, would someone please tell me the difference between them? For example: - I have written these words deliberately. - I have written these words consciously. - I have written these words intentionally. - I have written these words on purpose. - I have written these words purposely. Thank you in advance.
Nov 15, 2015 1:51 PM
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Yes, I think these adverbs are all synonyms, see also http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deliberately and http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intentionally confirming that.
November 15, 2015
Yes as maho said these can be used interchangeably. Deliberately and on purpose are more natural and common to use. Intentionally is sometimes used as well.
November 15, 2015
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