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Taka Posted 21 years ago
I don't think that 'badly' necessarily means something negative. Maybe, depending on its context, it could be 'influence strongly', right?
So if the sentence was 'That movie had a bad influence on the audience,' could it be also ambiguous between 'a strong influence' and 'a serious influence'?
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bad/badly
That movie influenced the audience badly.
I don't think that 'badly' necessarily means something negative. Maybe, depending on its context, it could be 'influence strongly', right?
So if the sentence was 'That movie had a bad influence on the audience,' could it be also ambiguous between 'a strong influence' and 'a serious influence'?
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Hi, Taka! Yes, you're right, "badly" can mean "very much": "I badly need those painkillers". But maybe here the ambiguity may be created by the verb "influence".
- Hi, Taka!
- Yes, you're right, "badly" can mean "very much": "I badly need those painkillers".
- But maybe here the ambiguity may be created by the verb "influence".
- We instinctively expect to hear of a good or bad influence, not of a strong one, so our minds may tend to understand "badly" as "in a bad way".
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Hi, Taka!
Yes, you're right, "badly" can mean "very much": "I badly need those painkillers". But maybe here the ambiguity may be created by the verb "influence". We instinctively expect to hear of a good or bad influence, not of a strong one, so our minds may tend to understand "badly" as "in a bad way".
Yes, you're right, "badly" can mean "very much": "I badly need those painkillers". But maybe here the ambiguity may be created by the verb "influence". We instinctively expect to hear of a good or bad influence, not of a strong one, so our minds may tend to understand "badly" as "in a bad way".
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Hi guys,
I feel that if you look at
I badly need those painkillers or I badly need to see her
there is still at least a hint of negative feeling. My need for painkillers is a bad thing. Even, I suggest, the strength of my need to see her is a bad thing in a way.
To me, that movie had a bad influence on the a
I feel that if you look at
I badly need those painkillers or I badly need to see her
there is still at least a hint of negative feeling. My need for painkillers is a bad thing. Even, I suggest, the strength of my need to see her is a bad thing in a way.
To me, that movie had a bad influence on the a
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(Clive, I can tell you my need for painkillers right now isn't a bad thing!)
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