for certain or for sure?
‘The shoe is relatively small but we can’t say for (24)__ whether it was worn by a man or a woman,’ says Dr Ron Pinhasi,....
I guess these phrases are interchangible. However, the right answer in the test is FOR SURE.
Can you explain the difference in the examples, please?

Thanks.

Question

for certain or for sure?
‘The shoe is relatively small but we can’t say for (24)__ whether it was worn by a man or a woman,’ says Dr Ron Pinhasi,....
I guess these phrases are interchangible. However, the right answer in the test is FOR SURE.
Can you explain the difference in the examples, please?

Thanks.

Answer

They are interchangeable and you should not really mark one wrong ... unless the questions is testing formal/informal language. For certain is just a bit more formal, that is the only difference.

Answer

They are interchangeable, but "for certain" is a bit more formal and has a bit more of a "concrete, no questions asked" type of tone than "for sure." Yes, even though they both mean "that is true", "for certain" sounds like it has more confidence backing it than "for sure."

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