More or less VS Pretty much

[Mero3004]

Hi All again.

Hope it is ok that this is the 3 threads I have been opening for today.

One of the things makes me to stuck while I am speaking it pretty much and more or less.

Is there a rule for use it?
is there differences at all?


substantially cases I use on pretty much when I am talking about money but honestly, I don't know when use on "more or less", I just hear it many times



* Sorry about my bad English

Thanks, Appreciate it!.

 

[GoesStation]

More or less means "approximately". Pretty much may mean the same, but it may also mean "quite a lot".

I think you meant to ask "Is there any la​w for using them?" It would be more natural to ask Is there a rule about which phrase to use?

 

[Mero3004]

Yes you right,

I corrected it.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi all again.

I hope it is [STRIKE]ok[/STRIKE] OK that this is the [STRIKE]3 threads[/STRIKE] third thread I have [STRIKE]been[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]opening[/STRIKE] opened [STRIKE]for[/STRIKE] today.

One of the things [STRIKE]makes me to stuck[/STRIKE] that confuses me while I am speaking [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] is "pretty much" and "more or less".

Is there a rule for [STRIKE]use[/STRIKE] using [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] them?
[STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] Are there any differences at all?


substantially cases I use on (the underlined part makes no sense) "pretty much" when I am talking about money but honestly, I don't know when to use [STRIKE]on[/STRIKE] "more or less". I have just heard it many times.

* Sorry about my bad English. Don't apologise. You are here to improve your English.

Thanks, I appreciate it!.

Yes you are right.

I have corrected it.

See my corrections above.

 

[Barb_D]

This is my personal take on it.

Person A describes something, and Person B is the expert.

Person B: Pretty much, yes, that's right. -- I feel there may be either a little regret that it's true, OR there may be a bit more that A did not include, but it's not important.

Person B: More or less, yes, that's right. -- I feel there are probably a few minor things A got wrong, but not enough to make the final conclusion wrong.

(Or B could use either one with no difference in meaning at all. )