Timeline for Is there a difference between adjectives which have their corresponding adverbs listed in the dictionary, and those that don't? [closed]
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| Apr 2, 2023 at 20:49 | history | closed |
Michael Harvey Peter Jennings FumbleFingers Chenmunka Lambie |
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| Mar 8, 2023 at 3:12 | history | edited | Narox | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 27, 2023 at 22:33 | comment | added | MarcInManhattan | @ColleenV If the question were simply "how can I tell whether an adjective has a corresponding adverbial form", then I'd certainly consider it appropriate here. I'm deferring to the opinion of my "site elders" and retracting my close vote, but I'd still prefer if OP made clearer that this question is not about editorial practices of dictionaries. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 17:39 | comment | added | ColleenV | @MarcInManhattan We sometimes close questions that result from typos because they're of limited usefulness, but I think this is a question that other learners might wonder about even if the answer is "It's just about how common the adverbs are, and here's some advice for determining if there is an adverb for that adjective" (or different dictionaries handle this differently) so we should attempt to answer it. Just know that there isn't a pattern or rule there could be helpful. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 16:06 | comment | added | MarcInManhattan | @ColleenV If it is a difference among words, then the only difference I can think of is that some words are more "obscure" than others (as alphabet says in his/her answer), but there's not much English-learning in that fact. I'm still willing to be convinced, though. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 16:05 | comment | added | MarcInManhattan | @ColleenV I think that it wasn't very clear before, but your edit (e.g., the extra wording you added in the last sentence) helps to make that point. (Thanks for editing!) However, I'm still not entirely convinced, because some dictionaries do list "penitentially" as an adverb. I therefore still think that this might be a difference among dictionaries rather than a difference among words. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 13:58 | history | edited | ColleenV | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 27, 2023 at 13:55 | comment | added | ColleenV | @MarcInManhattan I don't think it is about dictionary conventions... I think it is about whether there is a grammatical reason that a dictionary lists adverbs for some adjectives and omits others even though they exist. I don't think it belongs on Meta, because if it were strictly about dictionary conventions it would be answerable by general reference, i.e. finding where the dictionary explains its conventions. | |
| Feb 27, 2023 at 13:52 | history | edited | ColleenV | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 25, 2023 at 21:02 | comment | added | Lambie | I do not think this should be closed. Just because the OP mentions dictionaries doesn't mean the question is only about them. | |
| Feb 25, 2023 at 20:42 | answer | added | alphabet | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 25, 2023 at 0:08 | comment | added | MarcInManhattan | I CV'd because I think that this belongs on Meta ELL (if anywhere). It seems to ask about conventions used in dictionaries, and questions about using English-learning resources (such as dictionaries) generally belong on Meta, not here. | |
| Feb 24, 2023 at 10:19 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | No, not every adjective has its adverb. You can't do something bluely, for example. | |
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| Feb 24, 2023 at 9:08 | history | asked | Narox | CC BY-SA 4.0 |