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The dictator has fled the country, or rather you can say we have scared him away.

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The dictator has fled the country, or in fact you can say we have scared him away.

Are they both valid?

Can I use or rather and in fact here to make a little correction of what I previously said?

How would a native speaker say this?

Thanks in advance.

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Both are valid expressions. In my opinion or rather (expressing the same thing in a different way) fits better here. In fact would be used when restating something in a more explicit way.

The dictator has resigned: in fact, he has fled the country.

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  • Isn't it a semi-colon that should come after the word 'resigned'? Just a doubt @Kate Bunting. Also can't we consider, "The dictator resigned; in fact, he fled the country", too?
    – Ram Pillai
    May 23, 2020 at 13:27

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