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moonwalker
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about near / nearly
Someone told me that according to an English dictionary,
( I don't know an exact name of the dictionary, he didn't mention it.)
both "nearly" and "near" can be used as a meaning of "almost".
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nearly
adverb: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' .
- cited in unknown English dictionary-
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I have thought that " near twenty years" is a wrong expression.
It is requred to change into "nearly twenty years", I believed.
According to the dictionary, "near" is used informally instead of "nearly" .
What does it mean ,"informally used expression"?
The phrase "near 20 years" is a good expression enough for TOEFL or TOEIC level examination?
How about "nearly equal level" and " near equal level"?
Are both acceptable for an English text for non-native?
Someone told me that according to an English dictionary,
( I don't know an exact name of the dictionary, he didn't mention it.)
both "nearly" and "near" can be used as a meaning of "almost".
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nearly
adverb: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' .
- cited in unknown English dictionary-
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I have thought that " near twenty years" is a wrong expression.
It is requred to change into "nearly twenty years", I believed.
According to the dictionary, "near" is used informally instead of "nearly" .
What does it mean ,"informally used expression"?
The phrase "near 20 years" is a good expression enough for TOEFL or TOEIC level examination?
How about "nearly equal level" and " near equal level"?
Are both acceptable for an English text for non-native?