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#181310 12/29/08 04:41 PM
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Anu speaks of adverbs. In listening to the media these days
adverbs are on the way out. "She ran out of the room angrily"
and the like, have become: "She ran out angry". the -ly is
rapidly disappearing. Watch for it.


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LukeJavan8 #181315 12/29/08 05:30 PM
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Hmm. To me there seems to be a subtle difference between (1a) and (1b):

1a. She ran out of the room angry.
1b. She ran out of the room angrily.

Which may be paraphrased as in (2a) and (2b):

2a. She ran our of the room while she was angry.
2b. She ran out of the room in an angry manner.


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zmjezhd #181318 12/29/08 11:40 PM
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Another example is

1) Shop local.
2) Shop locally.

I can go down to the local Mall*Wart and buy a giant lawn Santa Claus that was made in China and I would be shopping locally. If I go to the Only In Ithaca store on the Commons and buy a lawn elf that was made by a guy in a workshop over on S. Corn I would be shopping local.

Faldage #181325 12/30/08 03:54 PM
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Could be.
I will keep a eye out for more. Thanks


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