I know a lot of non-native-english-speakers (including myself) who use the word "actually" very often.
What are alternative words to use instead of the word "actually"?
My other favorite is "obviously".
I guess what am I looking for is some keywords to use while connecting the sentences.
Some examples:
- Actually, I'm just asking to know.
- Actually, I don't think that it's true.
- Actually, he was so kind to me.
- Actually, I'm not sure.
- Actually, that was what I thought.
Best Answer
@StoneyB gave some good examples.
I will expand upon it by saying that "Acutally" as a lead-in word is not always appropriate and can be misleading or confusing. You should generally only use "actually" when you are contradicting or negating something that was previously said.
Examples:
A: "I thought that person was very rude."
B: "Actually, he was very kind to me."
A: "The capital of Germany is Frankfurt."
B: "Actually, the capital of Germany is Berlin."