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Grammar Boost: Degrees of Certainty

You don't have to be 100% certain!

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Rachel Boyce
Oct 09, 2025
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Confidence can be tricky, right?

You want to express yourself clearly, but sometimes you’re not 100% sure about what you’re saying.

The good news is, you don’t have to be!

In fact, learning to show how sure you are—or how unsure you are—is a key part of speaking English like a native. It’s all about expressing degrees of certainty.

This week’s theme is confidence, and what’s more confident than knowing how to use English with more nuance?

Let’s explore how to express different levels of certainty, from being totally sure to just making a guess.

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