Is this correct??

[AeroglisseurPleinDesAuguilles]

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?

[StealthPolarBear]

it would be better
sloppy
"nearly perfect"

[winebeforepearls]

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

humph

[edam]

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

[AeroglisseurPleinDesAuguilles]

oooh yeah, that's bad too!!

[AeroglisseurPleinDesAuguilles]

x posted! That was to the Stealthy one!