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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
English in UK
BAD and BADLY
Which is gramatically correct?
"I feel badly for the family."
"I feel bad for the family."
I am an Anglo-Argentine who immigrated to the US many years ago. My memory is that my studies in a British school tell me that the former is correct. In the US though, it appears that the latter is in use. Even Microsoft Word Spellcheck tells me to use "bad".
Anyone have a comment?
Thank you.
PJ
New Jersey, USA
Thank you for your consideration.
PJ
New Jersey
"I feel badly for the family."
"I feel bad for the family."
I am an Anglo-Argentine who immigrated to the US many years ago. My memory is that my studies in a British school tell me that the former is correct. In the US though, it appears that the latter is in use. Even Microsoft Word Spellcheck tells me to use "bad".
Anyone have a comment?
Thank you.
PJ
New Jersey, USA
Thank you for your consideration.
PJ
New Jersey
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[nq:1]Which is gramatically correct? " I am an Anglo-Argentine ... appears that the latter is in use.
- [nq:1]Which is gramatically correct?
- " I am an Anglo-Argentine ...
- appears that the latter is in use.
- Even Microsoft Word Spellcheck tells me to use "bad".
- english, the second version is correct - in both Britain and the USA.
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[nq:1]Which is gramatically correct? "I feel badly for the family." "I feel bad for the family." I am an Anglo-Argentine ... appears that the latter is in use. Even Microsoft Word Spellcheck tells me to use "bad". Anyone have a comment?[/nq]
As I have already replied in the newsgroup
misc.education.language.english, the second version is correct - in both Britain and the USA.
Regards,
As I have already replied in the newsgroup
misc.education.language.english, the second version is correct - in both Britain and the USA.
Regards,
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[nq:1]Which is gramatically correct? "I feel badly for the family." "I feel bad for the family." I am an Anglo-Argentine ... appears that the latter is in use. Even Microsoft Word Spellcheck tells me to use "bad". Anyone have a comment?[/nq]
"I feel badly for the family" would imply, "I'm trying to feel for the family, but I'm not doing it very well."
Doug
brain under constru
"I feel badly for the family" would imply, "I'm trying to feel for the family, but I'm not doing it very well."
Doug
brain under constru
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[nq:1]Which is gramatically correct? "I feel badly for the family." "I feel bad for the family." I am an Anglo-Argentine ... appears that the latter is in use. Even Microsoft Word Spellcheck tells me to use "bad". Anyone have a comment?[/nq]
The general rule is that when the verb is a condition of being, the descriptor goes to the subject, rather than the verb, of the sentence, so use the adje
The general rule is that when the verb is a condition of being, the descriptor goes to the subject, rather than the verb, of the sentence, so use the adje
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