Generally and Really

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Generally adverb - According to the usual course of things.

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Really and generally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Generally".

Really adverb - In actual fact.

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Generally and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generally" instead an adverb "Really".

Nearby Words: realize, real, reality, realistic, realization

Everyone is generally well-aware that it really is technology, but many argue that since its effects are indistinguishable from "magic", is there really any point differentiating it?

Source: Clarke's Third Law
Betty Cooper of Archie actually went goth in one issue (really!), and was still generally rather cheerful.

Source: Perky Goth
It's actually unclear just what his politics are, since his rhetoric tends to be somewhat muddled, but he really hates the federal government and generally looks like one of these.

Source: Right-Wing Militia Fanatic

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