英会話ワンポイントレッスン 9. トーク･アベニュー新宿 Vocabulary:ALMOST vs. MOST
Contributed by Daniel Evans
ONE POINT LESSON:VOCABULARY
ALMOST vs. MOST
People very often make mistakes when using almost. Almost basically means the same as nearly or not quite.
Imagine this situation; my younger brother's age is 8 years and 10 months.
We could say...
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My younger brother is not quite 9 years old.
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My younger brother is nearly 9 years old.
or...
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My younger brother is ALMOST 9 years old.
These sentences mean "He is close to 9 years old, but he is NOT 9 years old."
A mistake people often make is to say something like...
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I almost eat Japanese food.
This means "I am close to eating Japanese food, but I do not eat it.
Of course this is wrong, we should say either...
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I MOSTLY eat Japanese food.
or...
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I ALMOST ALWAYS eat Japanese food.
SO REMEMBER:
ALMOST = NEARLY / NOT QUITE
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MOST / MOSTLY = Maybe 60%~95%
ALMOST ALL, ALMOST ALWAYS, ALMOST EVERYONE, ALMOST EVERYWHERE etc. = Maybe 90%~99%
