Blankly VERSUS actually

[Salliwan]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #89 "Adverbially Speaking", question 7

You haven't ......... written that letter, have you?

(a) clearly
(b) truly
(c) actually
(d) blankly

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #89 "Adverbially Speaking", answer 7

You haven't actually written that letter, have you?

Correct answer: (c) actually
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blankly VERSUS actually

Salliwan

[Conchita]

‘Actually’ means ‘really’: she works as a teacher, but actually she is a spy; what I actually said was...

‘Blankly’ means ‘with a vacant expression (with no interest or liveliness)': he stared blankly at the wall.

[Nadeee]

And what about "truly"? Doesn't it basically have the same meaning? In which cases do I use which?

[Mister Micawber]

We do not use 'truly' in this kind of situation. It appears, and rarely, in more emotional settings: 'Do you truly love him?'
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Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

[Nadeee]

Thanks a lot for the fast explanation!