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Subject: In point of fact Господа ансеры подскажите, "In point of fact" как синоним к "As a matter of fact" устарел уже окончательно или еще используется?Спасибо |
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also: in fact, in reality, actually i think it's still used, although less frequently than the other ones |
| 2kath: Just how frequently exactly? Would you use it in your common everyday speech? |
| I've looked up my resources - no indication of the phrase being in any way obsolete, out of use, or too sophisticated, or anything. But: just like dealing with any similar situation - phsychologically - why should one use 4 words instead of 1 or 2 in a context as simple as that? There must be a reason. Btw, in point of fact, why are you asking? :-) |
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I, personally, would say 'as a matter of fact' or 'in fact' before I would say 'in point of fact' only because it isn't part of my everyday speech. But it's a matter of personal choice and should not be used as a determinant. Words are such a subjective thing - for instance, I hate the word "moist" and I know others who do as well, but I couldn't explain to you why that is. |
| Well, I've just finished rereading "The House on the Strand" by du Maurier (written in late 50s). One particular thing that I noticed is the abundant usage of the aforementioned phrase. Never met it in the contemporary English literature, hence my question. |
| And I think it's precisely for the reason majesta gives - why use 4 words when you can say it in 2? |
| 2kath: D'accord. I too avoid to use certain words in my native language. However, the situation is different in Russian or English, probably cuz I don't know them just as well and lack therefore that special "understanding". |
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2majesta - lol! 2 Монги - i think you're referring to 'intuitive' knowledge. and yes, it is much harder to obtain it with a language that was learned, rather than acquired. i can empathize with that. |
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