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Pructus Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
He thinks different
In the biography of Steve Jobs, there appears the expression "Think different".
How about the two sentences, (1) "He thinks different" and (2) "He thinks differently".
When the grammar is totally put aside and forgotten, do these two sentences convey the totally same meaning and feeling?
Or is there something different among the two sentences that native speakers sense?
If there is something different, what exactly is that? Is it something that can be verbally expressed?
How about the two sentences, (1) "He thinks different" and (2) "He thinks differently".
When the grammar is totally put aside and forgotten, do these two sentences convey the totally same meaning and feeling?
Or is there something different among the two sentences that native speakers sense?
If there is something different, what exactly is that? Is it something that can be verbally expressed?
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Grammar aside, they mean the same thing. Your example is very similar to: "I feel bad for you" vs. " It's a good example of how English is alive and changing.
- Grammar aside, they mean the same thing.
- Your example is very similar to: "I feel bad for you" vs.
- " It's a good example of how English is alive and changing.
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Grammar aside, they mean the same thing.
Your example is very similar to: "I feel bad for you" vs. "I feel badly for you."
"Badly" is grammatical, but the vast majority of people say "bad."
It's a good example of how English is alive and changing.
Your example is very similar to: "I feel bad for you" vs. "I feel badly for you."
"Badly" is grammatical, but the vast majority of people say "bad."
It's a good example of how English is alive and changing.
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I very respectfully disagree that "I feel badly" is "grammatical."
As I understand it, the "correct" statement is " I feel bad about what I did." (For example, "I feel happy," not "happily.")
"Badly" is an adverb, and -- strictly speaking -- should be used as in: "I broke my fingers, so now when I touch things, I feel them very badly."
As I understand it, the "correct" statement is " I feel bad about what I did." (For example, "I feel happy," not "happily.")
"Badly" is an adverb, and -- strictly speaking -- should be used as in: "I broke my fingers, so now when I touch things, I feel them very badly."
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I see....
And I feel compelled to agree with you.
Thanks so much, James M !!
And I feel compelled to agree with you.
Thanks so much, James M !!
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Hello James M, and welcome to the forums.
You're right. I was wrong. I should not have offered that example.
John
You're right. I was wrong. I should not have offered that example.
John
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