a / an 　 abbreviations 　 about / on 　 able 　 about to do / on the verge of / on the point of 　 above / over 　 according to 　 across / over 　 act / action 　 ago / since / for 　 all / all of 　 all / every 　 all / whole 　 almost / nearly 　 aloud / loudly 　 also / too / as well / as well as 　 A.M. / P.M. 　 among / between 　 another 　 any / no 　 around / about 　 as / like 　 as it is / as it was / as it were

almost / nearly 　 　 A. almost와 nearly는 의미의 차이는 거의 없지만 almost가 nearly 보다는 조금 더 가까운을 의미한다. 1. I've almost finished. 2. I've nearly finished. 　 　 B. nearly는 부정어와 함께 쓰이지 않는다. 대신에 hardly ever/anybody같은 식으로 사용한다. 1. We hardly ever see you anymore. 2. Hardly anybody came to the meeting. 3. We have hardly any money left 　 　 C. almost는 부정어와 함께 쓰일 수 있다. 1. It almost never rains here. 2. There was almost nothing left. 3. There is almost no water in this bottle.

I've almost finished. 　 We have hardly any money left. 　 It almost never rains here.

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