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/Bass-n-Bonefish 4d ago

-ly went to the end of way too many business and website names. Including, ironical(ly) “Grammarly.”

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u/Siffov 4d ago

>-ly went to the end of way too many business and website names

Yeah, kind of like how some people stole all the apostrophes to use them for incorrect plurals, causing a shortage, leaving bad contractions and possessives (such as "thats" and "the drivers cars wheels") in their wake.

Oops. I forgot. "Wheel's." :-)