Frenger
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- Dec 30, 2011
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- Finnish
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Hi folks,
I had a disagreement with my friend over the place of the adverb 'totally' in a sentence. Since I'm not a native English speaker, I'd appreciate help with the following case.
Firstly, is it wrong to say "Working the whole night was totally a new way to spend the Christmas Eve"? Is the 'totally' in a wrong place in the sentence? If so, where should it be?
There, I'm trying to emphasize that working through the night on that day was definitely something I've never done before. I could've replaced the word with e.g. 'certainly', 'truly' or 'definitely'.
My friend, for one, claimed it should be said this way: "Working the whole night was a totally new way to spend the Christmas Eve". I can tell this is not wrong, either, but I feel like it carries a slightly different kind of vibe.
What exactly is the difference between these two expressions? Can both be used, and if, what kind of contexts do they fit?
Thank you very much beforehand.
I had a disagreement with my friend over the place of the adverb 'totally' in a sentence. Since I'm not a native English speaker, I'd appreciate help with the following case.
Firstly, is it wrong to say "Working the whole night was totally a new way to spend the Christmas Eve"? Is the 'totally' in a wrong place in the sentence? If so, where should it be?
There, I'm trying to emphasize that working through the night on that day was definitely something I've never done before. I could've replaced the word with e.g. 'certainly', 'truly' or 'definitely'.
My friend, for one, claimed it should be said this way: "Working the whole night was a totally new way to spend the Christmas Eve". I can tell this is not wrong, either, but I feel like it carries a slightly different kind of vibe.
What exactly is the difference between these two expressions? Can both be used, and if, what kind of contexts do they fit?
Thank you very much beforehand.