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Iwazaru Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Can I write two '-ly'-ending adverbs one after the other?
Hello,
I want to know if in English I can write two '-ly'-ending adverbs one immediately after the other.
For example:
My brain automatically and randomly answered the question.
^ Is that OK?
I ask this question because in Spanish you would write the first adverb as an adjective, even though the word would still be functioning as an adverb. That is, you would not write the "-ly" ending of the first word. This is so there's some musicality to what you're saying, especially because in Spanish the equivalent of "-ly" is "-mente" and that is said in two breaths, so saying it twice doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
I appreciate your help.
I want to know if in English I can write two '-ly'-ending adverbs one immediately after the other.
For example:
My brain automatically and randomly answered the question.
^ Is that OK?
I ask this question because in Spanish you would write the first adverb as an adjective, even though the word would still be functioning as an adverb. That is, you would not write the "-ly" ending of the first word. This is so there's some musicality to what you're saying, especially because in Spanish the equivalent of "-ly" is "-mente" and that is said in two breaths, so saying it twice doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
I appreciate your help.
Top answer
It's ok. If you want to avoid the "interference" from your native language, you could also change the sentence a bit: My brain automatically answered the question at random. I'm not sure, however, that one question is answered randomly.
- It's ok.
- If you want to avoid the "interference" from your native language, you could also change the sentence a bit: My brain automatically answered the question at random.
- I'm not sure, however, that one question is answered randomly.
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It's ok. If you want to avoid the "interference" from your native language, you could also change the sentence a bit: My brain automatically answered the question at random.
I'm not sure, however, that one question is answered randomly.
I'm not sure, however, that one question is answered randomly.
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It was just a silly example, but the question is one that had been lingering in my mind for a long time. Thank you.0
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