Meet the Other Phone. Only the apps you allow.

Meet the Other Phone.
Only the apps you allow.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Pedants' corner

Is this correct??

5 replies

AeroglisseurPleinDesAuguilles · 25/03/2008 13:42

I keep hearing BBC newsreaders using the phrase "Almost exactly" as in "It's almost exactly a year since..."
I thought something could be 'almost' or 'exactly' but not both. Would 'approximately' be better?

OP posts:
StealthPolarBear · 25/03/2008 13:44

it would be better
sloppy
"nearly perfect"

winebeforepearls · 25/03/2008 13:44

muppets. They should just say 'almost'. Unless it is 'exactly'. When they should say 'exactly'.

humph

edam · 25/03/2008 13:44

'almost' would be better. 'Exactly is a. incorrect b. unnecessary.

AeroglisseurPleinDesAuguilles · 25/03/2008 13:46

oooh yeah, that's bad too!!

OP posts:
AeroglisseurPleinDesAuguilles · 25/03/2008 13:47

x posted! That was to the Stealthy one!

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page