(something) actually (is / does something)
"Actually" is a word that you use when you're saying something that you think will be surprising or new information to the listeners. For example:
You can use "actually" in several places in a sentence. One place is before a verb, like this:
This phrase appears in these lessons:
- “I actually wrote a paper on this in college.”
- “Wow, this is actually pretty good.”
- “It was supposed to be an investment, but it turns out it actually depreciated in value.”
- “Yeah, I actually did it myself.”
- “It's about this seemingly normal suburban couple who are actually undercover spies.”
- “He can be painfully shy when he's around strangers, but to those of us who know him he's actually really sociable.”
- “You know, this would actually be a great place to have our wedding reception.”
- “I’m actually between jobs right now.”
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