Judul di atas berbicara tentang kekeliruan yang sering terjadi dalam berbahasa Inggris
ACTUAL
- We'd like to know more about the actual progress. (X)
- We'd like to know the present/current progress, not the progress in the past. (V)
actual = real (kebalikan dari 'guessed', 'supposed' dll. We think he is over sixty but his actual age is forty-five.
present/current = kejadian atau yang sedang terjadi sekarang.
ACTUALLY
- We need to produce and export more than we do actually. (X)
- We need to produce and export more than we do at present. (V).
actually = fakta (selain apa yang dikatakan atau dipikirkan),
sesungguhnya (untuk menambahkan apa yang sudah dikatakan).
People think we've got lots of money, but actually we're very poor.
at present = saat ini
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