Timeline for The meaning of "right" in "right by my desk"
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| May 24, 2018 at 20:17 | comment | added | Nathan Hinchey | As a native English speaker (U.S., California), to me "right over his head" does not specify whether it is near or far. "The ball went right over his head" = The ball went directly over his head (not necessarily near or far). | |
| May 24, 2018 at 18:42 | comment | added | Easy Tiger | As someone raised in Lancashire and who went to uni in Yorkshire, I can comfortably say that's right nice of you to say so. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 14:32 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | It's right good, this answer. Arguably such use of right is more specifically as an intensifier. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 14:05 | history | answered | Easy Tiger | CC BY-SA 4.0 |