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What is the difference between fairly and pretty ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between fairly and pretty ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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@mmaaliya they can almost be used interchangeably however the context of the sentence dictates which word is used, for example:
You could say âI think it is fairly clearâ or âI think it is pretty clearâ but you would have to say âitâs pretty much the same thingâ - you wouldnât say âitâs fairly much...â
Also, âfairlyâ is slightly more formal.
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- English (UK)
@mmaaliya they can almost be used interchangeably however the context of the sentence dictates which word is used, for example:
You could say âI think it is fairly clearâ or âI think it is pretty clearâ but you would have to say âitâs pretty much the same thingâ - you wouldnât say âitâs fairly much...â
Also, âfairlyâ is slightly more formal.
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