The boy had waited for her in the rain for nearly half an hour before she appeared.
The boy had waited for her in the rain for nearly half an hour before she appeared. = The boy had waited for her in the rain for ALMOST half an hour before she appeared.?
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I would use nearly. Almost isn't wrong, I just feel that it's slightly less correct than nearly
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I have no preference between 'nearly' or 'almost'.
No, 'slightly less correcter than....' is wrong.
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Or The boy had been waiting for her in the rain for nearly half an hour before she appeared.
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