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All a Matter of Degree: Adverbs of Degree

Posted on November 30, 2007, in About Words, Advanced, Grammar, Grammar FAQ, Podcast, Vocabulary, with 4 Comments

[display_podcast] Question from Mural Mahtab in Iran: What are the differences between these adjectives: very,rather,quite,fairly,extremely,terribly? Which one is the strongest? Thanks a million Answer: Hi Maral, thanks for the question. Your question focuses on another rather (or should I say,.

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Being certain : Adverbs of certainty

Posted on November 8, 2007, in About Words, Grammar, Grammar FAQ, Intermediate, Podcast, with 2 Comments

[display_podcast] Some of the most frequently asked questions that we get are about adverbs, often with a request for a complete list of adverbs. Now that is a pretty big request as there are hundreds and hundreds of adverbs in.

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