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Sarcandra Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

exclusive for, exclusively for

Hi Everyone,

I'm thinking that, in a poster announcing a company party, both "Exclusive for employees only" and "Exclusively for employees only" are acceptable, though "Exclusively" is the grammatically correct form while "Exclusive" is more casual. Am I right?

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"Exclusive" is redundant with "only" in both cases. It is only a phrase, so the grammar is up for grabs. Both ways work grammatically, but I would use "For employees only", because that is the information you are trying to impart, and "exclusive" in whatever form adds nothing to the meaning.

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  • "Exclusive" is redundant with "only" in both cases.
  • It is only a phrase, so the grammar is up for grabs.
  • Both ways work grammatically, but I would use "For employees only", because that is the information you are trying to impart, and "exclusive" in whatever form adds nothing to the meaning.
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"Exclusive" is redundant with "only" in both cases. It is only a phrase, so the grammar is up for grabs. Both ways work grammatically, but I would use "For employees only", because that is the information you are trying to impart, and "exclusive" in whatever form adds nothing to the meaning.
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