I bumped into a question concerning the place where the "really" should be.
I get confused because Google seems to have more results for "it can be really exciting", so I wonder which one is correct.
Learn English – “It can be really exciting” vs. “it can really be exciting”
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Best Answer
The differences here lies in emphasis. In the case of "can be really exciting", really modifies exciting. In the case of "can really be exciting" (which is equivalent to "really can be exciting"), really modifies be. The first case assumes that something is exciting and emphasizes how exciting it is, whereas the second case emphasizes the fact that something could be exciting in the first place, without assuming it.