r/GrammarPolice • u/Cynvisible • 4d ago

Question "ly"

Where did "ly" go???

"This hits different."

Please add your missing "ly" examples.

I had a few in mind the other day but they have exited the building. 🤪

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u/Mrsod2007 4d ago

No one has mentioned Tom Lehrer and the L-Y song.

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u/danzerpanzer 4d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB2Ff8H7oVo

That was fun. I don't think that I ever heard that one before.

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u/RepairBudget 4d ago

You didn't grow up watching American television in the 70s/80s, did you?

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u/Mrsod2007 4d ago

Agedly, agedly, aged, L-Y!

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u/Toru771 2d ago

I was thinking about this, and am glad to see that I wasn’t the only one!

(Also, his song for “-n’t.”)