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S vs Allegedly - What's the difference?

s | allegedly |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adverb allegedly is

according to someone's allegation.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    allegedly

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • According to someone's allegation.
    • The suspect was allegedly involved in the robbery, but his alibi placed him in another state at the time.
  • According to someone's conspicuous impressions (which could be alleged ensuingly).
    • The game is allegedly exciting.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2008 , date=13/11/2008 , author=Jason Whitlock , title=The 10 best and 10 worst NFL coaches , work= citation , page= , passage=Philip Rivers is allegedly having the best season of any quarterback in the league. }}
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2009 , date=02/20/2009 , author= , title=The Closer , work= citation , page= , passage=...her onscreen tears are allegedly real. }}

    Usage notes

    * This term is used in the media to avoid litigation when the facts are not 100% certain, or when referring to evidence in an ongoing trial.