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Anonymous Germany No.213576144 >>213576319 >>213576705 >>213576732 >>213576788 >>213576839 >>213576904 >>213576915 >>213577323
After 20 years of learning English I still don't know when to add "-ly" to a word
Anonymous Germany No.213576319
>>213576144 (OP)
Unbelievingly
Anonymous United Kingdom No.213576570
the internet is so ESL'd you can do anything and be tolerated for it
Anonymous Germany No.213576663
You're fucking stupidly.
Anonymous Indonesia No.213576705 >>213577612
>>213576144 (OP)
Tyrone niggerly blacked cobson's wife womb
Anonymous United States No.213576732 >>213576804
>>213576144 (OP)
it's like -ment/-mente (french/spanish)
Anonymous Norway No.213576788
>>213576144 (OP)
adding postfix -ly to an adjective turns the it into an adverb
Anonymous Germany No.213576804 >>213576838
>>213576732
thanks for the advice, Miguel
too bad that I don't speak these languages
Anonymous United States No.213576838
>>213576804
Don't have to be rude m8. I was just giving suggestions in case you knew those
Anonymous United States No.213576839
>>213576144 (OP)
English Ly = ment in French (totally = totalement
Anonymous Serbia No.213576904
>>213576144 (OP)
-ly just means like something. Smiley, happily, transactionally, etc. English doesn't have any standards anymore so you can probably get away with whatever the fuck you want. Also doesn't help dumb leftists and whores think using -ly on every word is somehow cute. Anyway give it a try
Anonymous Poland No.213576915
>>213576144 (OP)
Are you dense or does german have no adverbs?
Anonymous Germany No.213577323
>>213576144 (OP)
I don't even think about it, what would be an example for where you aren't sure?
Anonymous Brazil No.213577612
>>213576705
kek