Showing posts with label Pretty vs. Fairly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pretty vs. Fairly. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Pretty vs. Fairly

Pretty (adjective) means attractive, nice-looking. Informally, pretty is sometimes used as an adverb meaning a little bit, not completelyAvoid using pretty in this meaning in business or formal academic writing. Use fairly instead.
  • The article was pretty good. (informal)
  • The article was fairly good. (formal)



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