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Hernandez
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Hi, there
I know you can say, “That is exactly/precisely/specifically what we were talking about” But what if I want to reverse the order of this sentence? Should I say “We were precisely/exactly/specifically talking ABOUT that” or “We were talking precisely/exactly/specifically ABOUT that” or “We were talking ABOUT precisely/exactly/specifically that”?
Should the adverb come before or after “about”?
Thank you
22 ส.ค. 2019 เวลา 1:25
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Hi Hernandez,
The only adverb that sounds natural before about is “specifically”. And after about, “precisely” and “exactly” sound natural.
So these are correct:
“We were specifically talking about that.”
“We were talking specifically about that.”
And these are correct:
“We were talking about precisely that.”
“We were talking about exactly that.”
22 สิงหาคม 2019
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