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Katie971635
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My answer was "She is nearly as big as you." It was incorrect - Doulingo said it should have been "It is nearly as big as you." ???
ALd1Jt
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why is "almost" correct and "nearly" incorrect? Also "big" was marked incorrect in preference to :tall". I'm beginning to lose my patience with this.
Presque is glossed as being equivalent to either "almost" or "about" in English. These two English words are not exactly synonymous, though, since "almost" basically means "not quite as much," whereas there are many contexts in which "about" means "more or less."
Am I correct in assuming that "presque" does not include the aspect of "slightly more?"