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« Reply #4380 on: 19:29:59, 05-09-2008 » |
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'Rightly' is correct, t-p: it's an adverb, modifying the verb "I remember".
"Right" in your cited case is wrong: it's an adjective, and therefore rightly belongs with a noun. You rightly state that the incorrect version is commonly heard: it's one of the many cases where spoken English develops versions that aren't right. (Remember the could/should of instead of could/should have that cropped up recently?)
The good news is that adverbs in English are usually easily identified, because they mostly have an -ly tacked onto an adjective: badly, confusingly, rightly, for example. There are, naturally, a few exceptions: well instead of good, and hard rather than hardly (which means something rather different: "I hit him hard" and "I hardly hit him" mean almost the opposite to each other) are two that spring readily to mind, and I'm sure we'll find a few more.
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« Reply #4381 on: 19:33:49, 05-09-2008 » |
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Thank you, Ron Dough. I really appreciate that explanation.
I don't have much problems with adjectives usually, unless I reapeat what I hear.
Now I understand.
Thank you again.
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« Reply #4382 on: 19:34:57, 05-09-2008 » |
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Ron, how about the slightly antiquated 'aright'? As in 'if I remember aright'? That's an adverb I think.
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« Reply #4383 on: 19:39:39, 05-09-2008 » |
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I think "Alright" is incorrect and that it should be two words "All right" but I stand to be corrected.
xx Jan xx
ps Your struggle with English is wonderful t-p....my struggle with Greek is much, much worse.
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« Reply #4384 on: 19:43:46, 05-09-2008 » |
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No Jan, it's not 'alright'. It's "aright" instead of rightly. If I have remembered aright - meaning right, rather than alright. My brain hurts  |
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« Reply #4385 on: 19:46:24, 05-09-2008 » |
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I know the feeling like that in my brain. Reiner likes to ask me quastions like that.
Thank you all. It is very useful to see how different people speak and how they approach the language.
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Ron Dough
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« Reply #4386 on: 19:47:09, 05-09-2008 » |
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Yes, Martle, there is a group of archaic adverbs (awry, askance are others) which have the initial a rather than the tacked-on -ly. It's not very large, though.
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« Reply #4387 on: 19:48:42, 05-09-2008 » |
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My aunty pronounces 'awry' as 'aw-ry', which I always rather liked.
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« Reply #4389 on: 05:56:45, 06-09-2008 » |
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Either way tp, I think.
Goodness, I'm a bit late here, oops. band practice and getting up early to take MrsBBM to work.
Mary, I do belive they are rather particular, Germans, about the usage of their titles. Mind you, they earned them, so why not?
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« Reply #4390 on: 06:19:21, 06-09-2008 » |
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i'm up early too. Don't know why but there it is.  |
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« Reply #4391 on: 06:57:22, 06-09-2008 » |
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Sometimes is good to get up early. I like listening to the radio(R3 ofcourse!)
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« Reply #4392 on: 07:05:28, 06-09-2008 » |
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Good morning, bbm.
I thought I missed you today.
How are you this morning?
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« Reply #4393 on: 07:09:56, 06-09-2008 » |
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Fine, thanks, litttle tired.
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« Reply #4394 on: 07:10:30, 06-09-2008 » |
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I am tired too. Do you have to play with the band today?
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