in fact or as a matter of fact : ‘The winter of 1940 was extremely bad. In fact most people say it was the worst winter in living memory.’ ‘The company is doing very well. As a matter of fact, our sales have doubled.’ See also ACTUAL 2
We need to produce and export more than we do actually.
We need to produce and export more than we do at present. When you mean ‘at the present time’, use at present, at the moment or currently (NOT actually ) : ‘At present the company is very short of staff.’ ‘At the moment I’m working part-time in a travel agency.’ add The other ingredients are then added into the mixture.
The other ingredients are then added to the mixture. add sth to sth (NOT into ): ‘They are demanding that a new clause be added to the contract which will give them a share of the profits.’ ‘When a prefix is added to a word, you make a new word.’ admire 1
One hour is not long enough to admire all the exhibits.
One hour is not long enough to see all the exhibits. I enjoyed admiring all the old buildings.
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I enjoyed looking at all the old buildings. Do not use admire when you just mean ‘see’ or ‘look at’. Admire means ‘look at someone or something with a strong feeling of pleasure’. This meaning of admire is found mainly in novels and tourist brochures: ‘Come and admire the magnificence of the Niagara Falls.’ ‘Rupert was sitting outside on the verandah, admiring the many jewels in the night sky.’
