Use of basically!
I found that many ppl use basically when they are talking.
And i'm curious that what is the use of basically.
Some ppl start the sentence with basically or they speak basically at the middle of the sentence..

When is the right time to use "basically"? and what is the meaning of "basically" in colloquial english?

Question

Use of basically!
I found that many ppl use basically when they are talking.
And i'm curious that what is the use of basically.
Some ppl start the sentence with basically or they speak basically at the middle of the sentence..

When is the right time to use "basically"? and what is the meaning of "basically" in colloquial english?

Answer

There are a lot of words and phrases used in ordinary conversation that serve as nothing more than space for a person to organize his or her thoughts. The word "basically" is borderline  part of this category. Someone is trying to say that what follows is the essence of their thoughts, stripped of irrelevant or insincere verbiage.

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it kind of means "to sum it all up in my next sentence now" I guess an example could be if I were talking to you about my whole day, I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and then i had to get up early for school, basically i was tired all day long. Does that explain it at all?

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