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Sometimes I wonder if he is actually/really as lavish as he pretends to be.
I know that this sentence can work without either actually or really, but if we were to use one of them to make an impact on the listener, which one should it be?
The answer:
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really, adv. : in reality : actually
really :
1 b : truly, unquestionably —used as an intensifier
c : very 2
2 —used to emphasize an assertion
Really" can also be used in that case. "Really" can also be used in one other way that "actually" can't, and that is for reassurance. E.g.:
I was standing there doing nothing. I was really lost.
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actually :
2 : in point of fact —used to suggest something unexpected
Actually" denotes that something else has been said earlier, and "actually" is used to clarify what that something else is. E.g.:
I used to work at a school as a teacher. Actually, I was a teacher's assistant.
Well
It depends how you would like to impact the listener.
However, if you were clarifying a statement, "really" and "actually" are quite interchangeable.
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