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personally

personally

656 2.5
Said when you give your own opinion or experience
  • adverb
  • /ˈpɜrsənəli/
: personalmente
  • I think for me personally, it goes beyond a restaurant.
  • personally, I think
  • personally, I feel
  • personally, I believe

It's just I just personally don't dabble in that.

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Examples

  • - I personally think that Diana fell in love with Prince Charles.

  • How did you personally feel?

  • Try not to take any of this personally.

  • Personally, I thought it was all rather nicely clear and simple.

  • Students should explore topics that are both personally interesting and socially significant.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Other companies that I personally love are Ace and Jig.

  • But many want a challenging profession with the rewards that it can bring, both personally and financially.

    Academic text (2011)
  • When this happens, students will be more successful academically, personally, and socially.

    Academic text (2012)
  • I personally think that Diana fell in love with Prince Charles.

  • How did you personally feel?

Synonyms

honestly
vspersonally
∞ 1.1

Said when you want to stress that you really mean what you say

focuses on owning a view or experience rather than truth claims
IMHO
vspersonally
  • Slang
42 9.0

A short online note people add to show a personal opinion

is used in general speech and marks personal opinion or experience
for my money
vspersonally
9 7.4

To say what you think about something

is more neutral and shows a view comes from personal experience

Antonyms

58 4.5

To consider facts without personal feelings or opinions

How Subjective

personally
656 2.5
for my money
9 7.4
frankly
∞ 3.2
bluntly
36 4.6
objectively
58 4.5

Surface Forms

personally positive

Morphology

personally = personal (transparent) = person + al + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'personal', so the usage meaning 'in my own opinion' is predictable.

Etymology

Personally comes from person (from Latin persona 'mask') plus -ly, so it literally points to something coming 'from the person'. That's why when you say 'personally, I think...', you show the opinion or experience is your own and not someone else's.