Giving approximate information Flashcards

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Q

Use these expressions to give approximate information. Notice the position of the expression in each sentence:

  • or so
  • more or less
  • around
  • approximately
  • about
  • give or take
  • roughly
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I work 50 hours OR SO a week.
I work 50 hours a week, MORE OR LESS.
I work AROUND 50 hours a week.
I work APPROXIMATELY [apróksiméli] 50 hours a week.
I work ABOUT 50 hours a week.
I work 50 hours a week, GIVE OR TAKE.
But last year an industry analyst said there are ROUGHLY 700 million iPhones in use

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