At 08:11 AM 2/23/06 -0800, H. Muth wrote:
I have come to this fountain of knowledge to ask about 'ly', as in really,
badly, etc. Is there a rule for when a word has ly on the end?
So often I hear people say 'he did real bad' which I know is incorrect, but
so is 'really bad', isn't it? Is the
Hello all,
I have come to this fountain of knowledge to ask about 'ly', as in really,
badly, etc. Is there a rule for when a word has ly on the end?
So often I hear people say 'he did real bad' which I know is incorrect, but
so is 'really bad', isn't it? Is the correct term 'really badly'?
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Hello all,
I have come to this fountain of knowledge to ask about 'ly', as in really,
badly, etc. Is there a rule for when a word has ly on the end?
So often I hear people say 'he did real bad' which I