What is the meaning of the word "as a matter of fact"?
Definitions:
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in reality or actuality
adverb
- As a matter of fact, I have been to Paris three times.
- As a matter of fact, I have been to Paris three times.
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in reality or actuality adverb
- I enjoy swimming as a matter of course.
- I enjoy swimming as a matter of course.
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in reality or actuality adverb
- Her mother is a doctor, as a matter of fact.
- Her mother is a doctor, as a matter of fact.
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in reality or actuality adverb
- As a matter of fact, I played tennis for ten years before I began to play golf.
- As a matter of fact, I played tennis for ten years before I began to play golf.
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in reality or actuality adverb
- Comment: It would be helpful if you also explained when this phrase is typically used.
- Comment: It would be helpful if you also explained when this phrase is typically used.
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in reality or actuality adverb
- Comment: Welcome to English Language Learners! Please [edit] to include an explanation of *why* this is correct; answers without explanation do not teach the patterns of English. See the [Submitting Answers that merely answer the question](//ell.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1084) discussion on meta.
- Comment: Welcome to English Language Learners! Please [edit] to include an explanation of *why* this is correct; answers without explanation do not teach the patterns of English. See the [Submitting Answers that merely answer the question](//ell.meta.stackexchange.com/q/1084) discussion on meta.
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in reality or actuality adverb
- The expression "as a matter of fact" is used for two reasons in my opinion.
- The expression "as a matter of fact" is used for two reasons in my opinion.
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in reality or actuality adverb
- Firstly, it is used as a way of being more assertive about what you are saying. It is used to let others know that you know what you are talking about and that you are speaking from a position of knowledge, not just idle speculation.
- Firstly, it is used as a way of being more assertive about what you are saying. It is used to let others know that you know what you are talking about and that you are speaking from a position of knowledge, not just idle speculation.