Dubai Girl Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

" in fact " and " indeed "

Hi

what is the difference between " in fact " and " indeed "

I use " in fact " when i write an essay

but when i listen to news, they use " indeed "

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' Dubai Girl I use " in fact " when i write an essay but when i listen to news, they use " indeed " Yeah, I agree. I think we hear 'indeed' more often than 'in fact' on the news.... Can anyone explain the difference ?

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I think both of them mean 'in reality' / 'in point of fact.'
Dubai GirlI use " in fact " when i write an essay but when i listen to news, they use " indeed "
Yeah, I agree. I think we hear 'indeed' more often than 'in fact' on the news....

Can anyone explain the difference ?
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We can say that;
'in fact' = factual
'indeed' = actual

In fact, there is very little difference indeed.

:-)
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Mike In JapanWe can say that;
'in fact' = factual
'indeed' = actual

In fact, there is very little difference indeed.

:-)

Nice Mike... You make things funny...
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in fact ,i feel confused indeed...
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Dubai GirlHiwhat is the difference between " in fact " and " indeed "I use " in fact " when i write an essay but when i listen to news, they use " indeed "
"in fact" and "indeed" can be different.

"indeed" is used to agree with or confirm something.
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Yeh, I think, "In fact" actually confuse something, likely "nevertheless" or "however" but its means detailed to the thing
"Indeed" means contributing to something, its means also detailed to the thing but it agrees