Why do people insist on using the word basically in a sentence? I can not think of a way that it would be used to make a sentence any better.
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Payton Parker
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well basically, it gets the basic point across, basically. right? no, i understand your point, and there are A LOT of other pointless words in the English language other than basically... it kind of bothers me when people tack them on to a sentence when they are unneeded
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Well basically, I believe it's a force of habit!
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I use that term to indicate that I am simplifying a more complex concept. For example, I could say, a computer is basically like a filing cabinet.
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Literally is another one that is needlessly used. I hear people saying things like "I literally walked down the street, walked into a shop and literally bought a pair of shoes." No need.
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Honestly, I think literally, its used for lack of a better word indeed!
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Like, at least it isn't, like as annoying as "like". like, do you get what I mean? I get what you mean though. Like, basically.
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Basically, it shows the summary and inference of a better suggestion or points out what you could read instead of rreading a better selection, plus it holds an overview of what is important in the sentence that you should really know. If you don't like it you could use a word like "Mainly" which is one of the only replacements. Basically, it repeats and summarizes important information of a long explanation or chapter.
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Basically is like fundamentally. It merely introduces the basic facts rather than a detailed account.
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