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julie2210
30 January

  • Korean
  • English (US)
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What is the difference between I'm pretty not sure and I'm not sure ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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Sashaa88
30 January

  • English (US)
  • French (France)

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I'm not sure
I'm not pretty sure

거의 똑같지만 두번째 문장은 첫번째 것보다 살짝 덜 확실하는 거예요.

예)
I'm sure she's English.
그녀가 영국인이라고 확신해요.

I'm pretty sure she's English.
그녀가 영국인이겠어요.

I'm not sure if he's going to come.
그가 올지 안 올지 모르겠어요.

I'm not pretty sure if he's going to come.
그가 올지 안 올지 잘 모르겠어요.

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newenglandgenie
30 January

  • English (US)

I’m pretty not sure and I’m not pretty sure are both incorrect. Someone would be confused by what you’re saying.

You can say:
I’m not really sure.
I’m not very sure.
I’m not sure.

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Shafica
30 January

  • English (US)

I agree with newengkandgenie.

In this context, pretty sure means you are almost certain. The adverbial phrase "pretty sure" is only used in a positive sense.

If you want to express it negatively, You would say, "I'm not quite sure.", meaning you're not exactly convinced.

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julie2210
31 January

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Shafica
31 January

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