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LouiST Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Live your life +adj./adv.
Is 'Live your life free' correct? Shouldn't it be: Live your life freely?
I only know after 'sound, be, become, get, smell' follows an adjective. Is there a list with more of them?
LS
I only know after 'sound, be, become, get, smell' follows an adjective. Is there a list with more of them?
LS
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'Live your life free' is fine. 'Live your life in freedom' is better. * * * If you mean 'sound, be, become, get and smell' are always followed by an adjective, that is not true.
- 'Live your life free' is fine.
- 'Live your life in freedom' is better.
- * * * If you mean 'sound, be, become, get and smell' are always followed by an adjective, that is not true.
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'Live your life free' is fine.
'Live your life in freedom' is better.
* * *
If you mean 'sound, be, become, get and smell' are always followed by an adjective, that is not true.
Rover
'Live your life in freedom' is better.
* * *
If you mean 'sound, be, become, get and smell' are always followed by an adjective, that is not true.
Rover
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Why isn't it true?
It sounds good.
She's nice.
She's becoming cute.
The food is getting cold.
This perfume smells good.
It sounds good.
She's nice.
She's becoming cute.
The food is getting cold.
This perfume smells good.
00
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You have asked a really great question.
The famous Steve Jobs caused a lot of controversy when he coined the phrase "Think different." (NOT: differently).
He explained that he wanted "different" to be a like a noun, such as "Think beauty" or "Think victory." (Source: The New Yorker magazine, November 14, 2011.)
And regarding "free," maybe Jean-Jacques Ro
The famous Steve Jobs caused a lot of controversy when he coined the phrase "Think different." (NOT: differently).
He explained that he wanted "different" to be a like a noun, such as "Think beauty" or "Think victory." (Source: The New Yorker magazine, November 14, 2011.)
And regarding "free," maybe Jean-Jacques Ro
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It sounds good.
She's nice.
She's becoming cute.
The food is getting cold.
This perfume smells good.
How these sentences are incorrect? These look fine to me.
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. The examples what OP is referring to are correct.
She's nice.
She's becoming cute.
The food is getting cold.
This perfume smells good.
How these sentences are incorrect? These look fine to me.
Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns. The examples what OP is referring to are correct.
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But why is 'live my life freely' wrong then?
freely refers to 'live' so a noun -> adverb
and the adverb of free is freely, isn't it?
Thanks
LS
freely refers to 'live' so a noun -> adverb
and the adverb of free is freely, isn't it?
Thanks
LS
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louiSTBut why is 'live my life freely' wrong then?freely refers to 'live' so a noun -> adverband the adverb of free is freely, isn't it?ThanksLSIf it should be 'freely', then why include "...your life..."? Why not just:
Live freely.
The subtext of the statement is:
"Live your life free of care and worry"
Harry
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louiSTBut why is 'live my life freely' wrong then?It isn't wrong. It just has a slightly different meaning. Here is how I sense the difference.
To live your life freely is to live your life in a relaxed way, without stress, without schedules, without worries.
To live your life free is to live your life in a society where you
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