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Old 03-20-2014, 09:55 AM   #2486
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Originally Posted by ken0042 View Post
Actually- a polite way of saying "you are wrong." Also can be used to express first person. ("I actually saw this happen last week....")

Personally- I say this when I know the other person is going to disagree with me

Honestly- I'm a person who jokes around a lot, and I know this can be taken as a joke, but I am being serious.

I was going to post almost this exact same thing!

All those words are a bit overused, but when used properly (like above) they are valuable parts of conversation.

Concerning honestly:
It can also be used to avoid the other person incorrectly taking something as exaggeration.

If I say, "It's the best album I've ever heard" I would expect some people to interpret it as potential hyperbole, but if I say "It's honestly the best album I've ever heard" I am attempting to eliminate any misinterpretation and make my feeling very clear.

Literally is also great for clarification. Problem is, a lot of people use it as a meaningless intensifier instead of a clarifier.
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