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What does as a matter of fact mean?
What does as a matter of fact mean?
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it means actually, but it's stronger.
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as a matter of fact means to tell in reality or contrast something in front of him/her.
example- nevadan you are good, as a matter of fact wonderfull.
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@nevadan She always likes to spy on me. As a matter of fact, I just caught her last week reading my private messages.
They refused to believe him. As a matter of fact, they even threatened to sue him.
I have no self control. As a matter of fact, I ate that entire chocolate bar you brought earlier.
She told me that she enjoys my stories. As a matter of fact, she's always the first person to read them.
So, you use to prove your point (the first part of the sentence) even more. Like providing evidence.
I don't know if I explained it well, but I hope this helps :)
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as a matter of fact• As a matter of fact, I have the woman's name written down somewhere.• And, as a matter of fact, the U. S. GolfAssociation was delighted.• The wife of a prominent banker, his own banker as a matter of fact, said the banker liked mashed potatoes.• You know as a matter of fact there is nothing as old as crookedness.• Saw her awhile back at the CommunityTheater, as a matter of fact.• Yes, it seemed to, as a matter of fact.• It rained all weekend, as a matter of fact, and on the Monday morning I got a shock.• Well, as a matter of fact, I heard he's still going out with Julie.• We all were, as a matter of fact.• I like almost all women, as a matter of fact.
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@Indraneel ok ok so just one more question I can use as a matter of fact every time I wanna say actually??
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Actually you can use, but it is so common word, evey one actually uses it frequently. To be more specific in front of someone you must use matter of fact, it sound classy.
Yes, you can ask as many you can too. No, problem for me when some question, I remain fair to them.
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@Indraneel I'm sorry I don't understand what you're saying is because I don't think you're answering my question what I'm saying is if I can use (as a matter pf fact) every time I wanna say (actually) what I'm basically saying is that if the word (actually) is the same as the phrase (as a matter of fact) .... but I don't know I think you didn't understand my question or I don't what you talking about
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@nevadan No, you can't use "as a matter of fact everytime". For example:
- Have you seen Tom?
- I was just talking to him actually.
In this context, you're not trying to further prove a point.
Actually can also be used like "really". For example:
- Did you actually hear him say that or is that just one of your lies?
- No, he told me himself. As a matter of fact, Jan was there too. You can ask her yourself if you don't believe me.
In this context, "actually" was used in the first sentence like "really" or "truly".
"As a matter of fact" was used in the second sentence to further prove that that person wasn't lying.
So, we can't always use "as a matter of fact" instead of "actually".
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