| Hedge | Frequency | both are equivalent | Xie’s is equivalent, while Wang’s is not |
| almost | 42 | 50.0% | 40.5% |
| apparently | 35 | 40.0% | 54.3% |
| relatively | 19 | 57.9% | 36.8% |
| somewhat | 14 | 35.7% | 50.0% |
| essentially | 8 | 25.0% | 75.0% |
| apparent | 5 | 20.0% | 80.0% |
| basically | 4 | 75.0% | 25.0% |
| comparatively | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| fairly | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% |