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In fact is normally used to say that expectations were not fulfilled and that
assumptions may need to be modified or corrected. It is typically used in front
position, and occasionally, in more formal contexts, in mid position. In spoken
language it may be placed in end position:
A: Did she pass the exam?
B: She did. In fact, she got a distinction.
Since 1989 the emission of pollutants has in fact fallen, but only because the
economy has collapsed.
That wasn’t a very nice thing to say to me, was it? Quite horrible, in fact.
In fact is also used to supply additional information:
We met Jane for lunch. In fact, we spent the whole afternoon with her.
Related phrases used in similar ways include in actual fact, as a matter of fact, in
point of fact:
They lived somewhere near here, in actual fact.
(more emphatic version of in fact)
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