Timeline for Is the word "genuinely" redundant in this sentence (I have to genuienly agree with you)?
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| Apr 23, 2022 at 4:17 | vote | accept | Ghost | ||
| Apr 22, 2022 at 9:28 | comment | added | Astralbee | @ghost I agree that it could be a redundancy if you didn't need to say it! In my answer I explain that the meaning of 'genuinely' would counter any suggestion that you might not be genuine in what you say. If that is not in question, then yes, it is redundant. Either you agree with someone, or you don't, so there is no need for an additional emphasis word. You would only need to further qualify what you said if perhaps you partially agreed - maybe on some points, but not others. | |
| Apr 22, 2022 at 3:29 | comment | added | Ghost | @Lambie I did not understand. Do you need some tips? | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 20:05 | comment | added | Lambie | [correction: Can you give me some tips] genuinely is a very fancy word so it sounds funny here. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 19:02 | comment | added | Ghost | @AndyBonner Let me know please If I have to add more. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 19:02 | history | edited | Ghost | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 21, 2022 at 16:49 | comment | added | Joe Dark | It's redundant in this context because you have already stated that you; "have to" agree, which means that your genuine opinion about the text message concurs with the person that sent it. I have to agree with you = I genuinely agree with you. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 16:26 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | If they made their point so well that you have to agree with them, there seems no room for doubt that your agreement is genuine. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 15:17 | comment | added | Andy Bonner | If you edit to show more of the conversation and tell more about the meaning you wanted, you can get more focused answers. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 15:17 | comment | added | Andy Bonner | To be clear, it's not so much that it's "not OK"; the suggestion to remove it is writing advice, about making it better. The general principle is that your writing is more effective when you remove words that aren't "adding much" to the sentence. Also, it's advice that is "a bit picky"; I would give this advice if I were trying to make the writing the best possible, but not necessarily in all situations. Also, you haven't given the context: there could be situations where the word "genuinely" really is important (though maybe in a different place in the sentence). | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 15:09 | comment | added | Ghost | @Astralbee Please do not apologise. Do you think I am correct? | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:53 | history | edited | Ghost | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:52 | comment | added | Astralbee | @Ghost apologies, I got so wrapped up in the meaning I didn't notice it was something you said rather than heard. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:49 | comment | added | Ghost | @Astralbee I am pretty sure. It was my reply. I made the sentence. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:45 | answer | added | noname | timeline score: 1 | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:45 | comment | added | Lambie | I don't think it is sarcastic. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:45 | comment | added | Jeffrey Carney | If you said this at all, you would normally say, I genuinely have to agree with you. | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:42 | answer | added | Astralbee | timeline score: 5 | |
| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:35 | history | edited | Ghost | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 21, 2022 at 14:21 | history | asked | Ghost | CC BY-SA 4.0 |