Wich one
_ and it truly is pretty
_ and it's truly pretty

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CocoPop · Answer

They both mean the same thing, the only difference is what the speaker is emphasizing. In (1) the speaker is emphasizing (insisting) that something is pretty because someone else may have said it wasn't, or even he himself may have given someone the impression that something wasn't pretty and is correcting himself because that's not what he meant: "Unfortunately we can't put your painting in the exhibit because you're not a local artist. If the exhibit were open to all artists, we would definitely include it because it's colorful and creative. And it truly is pretty." (=I don't want you to think it's because I don't find it pretty!) In (2) the speaker is adding the quality of "pretty" to other descriptors he used previously, and either left off "pretty" or is purposely adding it as an afterthought: "We'll be happy to include your painting in the exhibit. It's exactly what we need - it's big, colorful, interesting... and it's truly pretty." (=it's all those things, and yes, really pretty too!) Pay attention to the intonation in my recording.

CocoPop · Answer

PS: The only comments above worth reading are those from Karathepolyglot. None of the others make any sense. Too bad you can't delete useless comments on this app :(

CocoPop · Answer

@LifeIsShort You're welcome)) If you use the app on your computer, it gives you a minute to record 😉

CocoPop · Answer

@LifeIsShort RECORD! (never grave:)

CocoPop · Answer

@LifeIsShort @karathepolyglot I agree with everything Kara wrote.    But I didn’t understand the part about “be“ – WAS is a form of BE.

CocoPop · Answer

@LifeIsShort I’m a professional translator and I teach American dialects to actors))

CocoPop · Answer

@LifeIsShort Awwww, I'm sure I speak for Kara and myself when I say that we're happy to help))

quratulain1520 · Answer

@LifeIsShort both are same means, second......

quratulain1520 · Answer

@moonbe4n sorry I couldn't understand,??

quratulain1520 · Answer

@ChimMochi  what's the difference between them? how to pronounce them....?

quratulain1520 · Answer

@ChimMochi hahahhh

karathepolyglot · Answer

I use both

karathepolyglot · Answer

I use the first one when i want to emphasize something is pretty. It’s all about context.

karathepolyglot · Answer

@LifeIsShort actually you could use these both in the same conversation.

Person 1: i am really hungry.
Person 2: are you really?
Person 2: i really am.

But there are a lot of different examples.

The second one is more about conviction for your action or statement.

:)

karathepolyglot · Answer

@quratulain1520

karathepolyglot · Answer

@LifeIsShort they are pretty interchangeable. Common to hear both. It would depend on what you want to put after these that would determine whether you use of or about.

karathepolyglot · Answer

@LifeIsShort start a new feed and tag me. I will check your examples to see if they are correct. You are smart. I have confidence in your ability. Most likely they will make sense as “about” and “of” are often interchangeable prepositions.

karathepolyglot · Answer

@LifeIsShort both of these are good ways to look at about and of. be careful about can be followed by many things but yes generally followed directly by the word the. For example you can say “be careful about how you look at her” or “be careful about the way you look at her.” The second of these is probably more grammatically correct but you will hear the first example.

karathepolyglot · Answer

@LifeIsShort be careful about who you talk to. Be careful about what you say. Be careful about where you go. Etc. Equally these could be shortened to be careful who you talk to. Be careful what you say. etc.. Without the word “about” though the meaning of these phrases slightly changes. About makes it more a general cautionary warning. The other is more direct.

karathepolyglot · Answer

@CocoPop you’re right. I’ll delete that part.

karathepolyglot · Answer

@CocoPop thanks. Sometimes my fingers work faster than my brain :) @LifeIsShort yes i am an esl teacher.

karathepolyglot · Answer

@LifeIsShort you would need to say the thing you would want the sentence to be about in this case. For example, “Be careful about what your husband might say/do” otherwise it sounds a bit funny to say “be careful about your husand” it leads to the question... “what about my husband?” Whereas “be careful of your husband” encompasses everything about your husband as a person and that you should be careful of him.

moonbe4n · Answer

Both are correct.

moonbe4n · Answer

and it truly is pretty = emphasis on the word 'pretty'

and it's truly pretty = emphasis on 'it' having said quality

moonbe4n · Answer

@quratulain1520 It's a little difficult to understand the differences unless you hear it spoken.

Ashraqat29 · Answer

It’s truly pretty

andyvollrath · Answer

second one

ChimMochi · Answer

it's truly pretty

ChimMochi · Answer

Actually sorry I don't know what the difference is but u can use both of them:)

ChimMochi · Answer

hehe;)

sokol3d · Answer

and it's truly pretty

Wich one_ and it truly is pretty_ and it's truly pretty See a translation

second one

I use both

Both are correct.

I use the first one when i want to emphasize something is pretty. It’s all about context.

@LifeIsShort both are same means, second......

and it truly is pretty = emphasis on the word 'pretty'and it's truly pretty = emphasis on 'it' having said quality

@moonbe4n sorry I couldn't understand,??

@quratulain1520 It's a little difficult to understand the differences unless you hear it spoken.

@LifeIsShort I’m a professional translator and I teach American dialects to actors))

@CocoPop thanks. Sometimes my fingers work faster than my brain :) @LifeIsShort yes i am an esl teacher.

@LifeIsShort Awwww, I'm sure I speak for Kara and myself when I say that we're happy to help))

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Wich one
_ and it truly is pretty
_ and it's truly pretty

and it truly is pretty = emphasis on the word 'pretty'

and it's truly pretty = emphasis on 'it' having said quality