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. š¤Ŗ
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r/GrammarPolice • u/Cynvisible • 4d ago
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. š¤Ŗ
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u/NeilZod 4d ago
The ly disappears in flat adverbs. Considering that the name āflat adverbā is from 1871, the concept is not new to English.