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Idiom in point of factin (point of) fact actually.Steve decided not to come with us, and in fact he has already left for New York.In fact, we visited the school last week. Related vocabulary: in truth, in reality
in point of factIn all truth; with specific regard to the facts. It's odd that you would criticize me for that when, in point of fact, I never said such a thing. in point of factjust to point out a fact; in fact. In point of fact, I am not late. You are simply way too early. in point of ˈfact used to say what is true in a situation: ‘Picasso painted this picture in 1935.’ ‘In point of fact, Joanna, he painted it in 1934.’I’ll visit you next time I’m in Berlin. In point of fact, I’m supposed to be going there next month, so why don’t I come and see you then?in point of factIn reference to a fact, in fact. This long-winded way of saying “in fact” dates from about 1700 (Swift used it in a 1711 entry of his Journal to Stella) and was already considered cumbersome and old-fashioned by the late nineteenth century. Nevertheless, it persists. |