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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Adverb vs adjective usage in a sentence
...but then the season hit and it turned out that our supposed biggest weakness was actually our biggest strength.
..but then the season hit and it turned out that our supposedly biggest weakness was actually our biggest strength.
Should "supposedly" be used here instead of "supposed"?
Thanks
..but then the season hit and it turned out that our supposedly biggest weakness was actually our biggest strength.
Should "supposedly" be used here instead of "supposed"?
Thanks
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I think you will probably hear 'supposed' quite often, but I see 'supposedly' as the correct adverb to use to modify "biggest weakness". Others may choose to disagree.
- I think you will probably hear 'supposed' quite often, but I see 'supposedly' as the correct adverb to use to modify "biggest weakness".
- Others may choose to disagree.
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I think you will probably hear 'supposed' quite often, but I see 'supposedly' as the correct adverb to use to modify "biggest weakness". Others may choose to disagree.
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AnonymousShould "supposedly" be used here instead of "supposed"?supposedly biggest.
supposed weakness.
It depends how you want to group the concepts. It depends whether the size of the weakness is supposed or the weakness itself is supposed. Given that you contrast "weakness" with "strength" in your sentence, it sounds to me like you're tending
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