almost exactly

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10 Responses to "almost exactly"

jaena says:

October 15, 2009 at 11:19 am

what do they mean by complete this oxymoron: almost
Jared says:

March 31, 2010 at 5:01 pm

Oh my god – it's like jeopardy. The give you the answer and somebody comments the question!
Jared says:

March 31, 2010 at 10:01 pm

Oh my god – it's like jeopardy. The give you the answer and somebody comments the question!
josie says:

March 10, 2012 at 1:46 am

if it’s “exactly” then it can’t be “almost exactly” by the mere definition of the word exactly.
Guest says:

October 10, 2012 at 4:25 am

“almost” means “nearly” – d’uh!
hhh says:

November 6, 2012 at 6:37 pm

you guys are almost right. And this is not an oxymoron…
trajayjay says:

June 21, 2013 at 5:02 pm

most almost oxymorons, usually aren’t. Like almost done, almost exactly means close to,
Person says:

October 10, 2013 at 6:18 pm

This is an oxymoron because the two words are contradictory and it’s unnecessary to use it. If something is ‘almost’ then there is no need to follow with ‘exactly’. For example, instead of “Almost exactly one year ago today…”, just use “Almost one year ago today…”. There’s no need to say “exactly” because it’s not exact, it’s almost. If it was exact you could say “Exactly one year ago today…”
Person says:

October 10, 2013 at 6:22 pm

‘Almost’ on it’s own means ‘close to’, so why add ‘exactly’ when it’s not exact?
Person says:

October 10, 2013 at 6:26 pm

Are they exactly right or are they almost right?

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