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Klingo Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Kindly vs kind

I have a question about the word "kindly" in Jonathan Rauch's book, Kindly inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought (1993). What are the differences in nuance, perhaps, between "kindly" and "kind". As far as I read dictionary definitions, they don't seem different, except that "kindly," perhaps, sounds a bit old-fashioned. Is there any reason to choose "kindly" here instead of "kind"?


Thanks in Advance,

Klingo

  

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Klingo Is there any reason to choose "kindly" here instead of "kind"? Well, Rauch obviously thought so. Klingo What are the differences in nuance I don't think anyone can help you any more than a dictionary can.

— CalifJim

  • Klingo Is there any reason to choose "kindly" here instead of "kind"?
  • Well, Rauch obviously thought so.
  • Klingo What are the differences in nuance I don't think anyone can help you any more than a dictionary can.
  • The distinction is quite subtle.
  • Kind: Having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.
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Klingo Is there any reason to choose "kindly" here instead of "kind"?

Well, Rauch obviously thought so.

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