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PR
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:07 am
Post subject: Lily Mad |
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Why do I feel the need to add a second "-ly" to adjectives already ending in
"-ly" when abverbializing them?
It's ghastlily frustrating.
Other ones in the same class would include:
Lonelily
Shapelily
Gnarlily
Sprightlily
Kindlily
Sillily
(Motlily)
Motherlily
"Don't worry about it," she reassured him motherlily.
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PR
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:07 am
Post subject: Re: Lily Mad |
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| Quote: | Lonelily
Shapelily
Gnarlily
Sprightlily
Kindlily
Sillily
(Motlily)
Motherlily
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And, if there were an adjective "waterlilily," meaning "having the
appearance or demeanor of a waterlily," then its adverb would be...
get ready...
Waterlililily
or, using the shorthand,
Water(li)³ly |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 1:35 pm
Post subject: Re: Lily Mad |
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PR filted:
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Why do I feel the need to add a second "-ly" to adjectives already ending in
"-ly" when abverbializing them?
It's ghastlily frustrating.
Other ones in the same class would include:
Lonelily
Shapelily
Gnarlily
Sprightlily
Kindlily
Sillily
(Motlily)
Motherlily
"Don't worry about it," she reassured him motherlily.
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I urge you to take this friendlily, but that was written uglily....r
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Jim Lawton
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:28 pm
Post subject: Re: Lily Mad |
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On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:14:49 GMT, "PR" <noreply@none.com> wrote:
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"Don't worry about it," she reassured him motherlily.
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She was right, though you might try speaking more slowlily.
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Jim
the polymoth |
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Pat Durkin
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:30 am
Post subject: Re: Lily Mad |
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"PR" <noreply@none.com> wrote in message
news:ZGC8f.1654$m81.1166@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | Why do I feel the need to add a second "-ly" to adjectives already
ending in
"-ly" when abverbializing them?
It's ghastlily frustrating.
Other ones in the same class would include:
Lonelily
Shapelily
Gnarlily
Sprightlily
Kindlily
Sillily
(Motlily)
Motherlily
"Don't worry about it," she reassured him motherlily.
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Friendlily. |
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R H Draney
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:07 am
Post subject: Re: Lily Mad |
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Pat Durkin filted:
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"PR" <noreply@none.com> wrote in message
news:ZGC8f.1654$m81.1166@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
Why do I feel the need to add a second "-ly" to adjectives already
ending in
"-ly" when abverbializing them?
It's ghastlily frustrating.
"Don't worry about it," she reassured him motherlily.
Friendlily.
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You say that so holily....r |
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Ray Heindl
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| Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2005 3:32 am
Post subject: Re: Lily Mad |
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R H Draney <dadoctah@spamcop.net> wrote:
| Quote: | Pat Durkin filted:
Friendlily.
You say that so holily....r
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Holilier than thou?
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Ray Heindl
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