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Originally Posted by tachi ____half of the population has TV at home
i picked almost
but nearly sounds right too
and then the answer is nearly...........
but doesnt almost work too?
almost the half of the population? |
Yes. Both
almost and
nearly work, but, in terms of semantics,
almost means,
very nearly (i.e. close to nearly). In this way,
nearly would be the better choice. :D