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Actually vs Currently

By Susan Assad

CLEAR ! Chronicle of Leads in English And Resources

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Currently

There are many words which are often confused not to mention confusing in the English language, so I thought I would shed some light on Currently and Actually this time around

To express the idea of present time or now, Currently is used Ken is currently working as a Project Manager Sheila is currently on an out-of-town assignment

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Actually

Actually is not used to express the present time but is rather used in 2 contexts

1. If you are giving an opinion or adding new information to what you have just said

I got an award for its success but I didn’t actually enjoy this project We were delayed for several hours but it was actually the best part of

the business trip

2. When you are giving the exact truth of a situation as opposed to what people may imagine

The financial year results may appear grim but they are actually pretty good

Unemployment has actually fallen for the past two months even though people claim otherwise

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