Could someone kindly tell me if there is a difference between the following two sentences? Could someone kindly tell me if there is a difference between the following two sentences? 1: It's a fairly

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Nanako

Could someone kindly tell me if there is a difference between the following two sentences? Could someone kindly tell me if there is a difference between the following two sentences? 1: It's a fairly difficult book. 2: It's a pretty difficult book. I would like to know if they are interchangeable. Thank you for your help! Regards, Nanako

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I agree with Amanda. 'Fairly' is a good choice in writing, whereas 'pretty' is more spoken. They express the same idea of more than 'a little' but less than 'very'.

Thank you so much Amanda.

Thank you Paola! It really helps:)

These two sentences are interchangeable - I would (and have) used both types in conversation. "Pretty" is more informal.

Hi Nanako, They are synonyms. "Pretty" is more common in conversation.

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