Is there any difference between the two sentence below?
1. Have you already been to the doctor?
2. Have you been to the doctor yet?

Both sentences sound the same to me.

Question

Is there any difference between the two sentence below?
1.  Have you already been to the doctor?
2.  Have you been to the doctor yet?

Both sentences sound the same to me.

Answer

The difference is the mood.

2. Have you been to the doctor yet? = yes/no question about something you have been planning to do.

1. Have you already been to the doctor? = surprise that you have been there already. You didn't expect him to get there so early.

Answer

Both sentences are gramatically correct, but the second one sounds a bit more emotional and imperatative (like - if you haven't yet seen the doctor, you should certainly do it ASAP!).

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