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What they mean by "in fact"?



 
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What they mean by "in fact"? #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:04 am   What they mean by "in fact"?
 

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "The bank raid", question 6

Then Dave asked Sid to tell him how in fact he was proposing to steal a bank because that was Sid's first idea.

(a) in
(b) steal
(c) first

English Error, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #23 "The bank raid", answer 6

Then Dave asked Sid to tell him how in fact he was proposing to rob a bank because that was Sid's first idea.

Correct entry: rob
The error was: (b) steal
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What they mean by "in fact"? #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:53 am   What they mean by "in fact"?
 

Hi,

This is a phrase meaning 'in truth', 'in reality'.

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