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In announcing the theme for this week's words, you said:
"Typically adverbs are recognized as words ending in -ly: partly, happily,
hopefully, really, virtually, and so on. But there are dozens of adverbs that
don't end in -ly. This week we'll look at five less familiar adverbs."
Shilly shally, however, does end in -ly. Of course, I'm being a pedant because I recognise this isn't your usual "tack -ly at the end of a word" kind of adverb. Or is it?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted shilly shally LukeJavan8 01/02/09 07:03 PM Re: shilly shally LukeJavan8 01/02/09 10:52 PM Re: shilly shally northodox 01/04/09 10:38 PM Re: shilly shally LukeJavan8 01/04/09 11:01 PM Re: shilly shally Faldage 01/05/09 12:25 AM Re: shilly shally Zed 01/05/09 02:33 AM
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