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Pructus Posted 15 years ago
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Loves himself solely
The selfish boy is one who loves himself solely, and nobody else. He does not care whom he deprives of enjoyment, provided that he can obtain it.
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Hi,
"loves himself solely"? Is this correct usage of the adverb "solely"?
Shouldn't it have to be "loves solely himself", or "solely loves himself"?
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Hi,
"loves himself solely"? Is this correct usage of the adverb "solely"?
Shouldn't it have to be "loves solely himself", or "solely loves himself"?
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pructus The selfish boy is one who loves himself solely , and nobody else. My ear takes this as the natural choice. On the other hand, " only " could work in each position: He loves only himself.
- pructus The selfish boy is one who loves himself solely , and nobody else.
- My ear takes this as the natural choice.
- On the other hand, " only " could work in each position: He loves only himself.
- He loves himself only.
- He only loves himself.
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pructusThe selfish boy is one who loves himself solely, and nobody else.My ear takes this as the natural choice.
On the other hand, "only" could work in each position:
He loves only himself.
He loves himself only.
He only loves himself.
Only complete victory will bring him satisfact
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I would use: 'solely loves himself'
Full sentence =The A selfish boy is one who solely loves himself, and nobody else.
The reason why we would like to use 'a', is that if we use 'the', we don't know how we're talking. First time mentioning = 'a'
Full sentence =
The reason why we would like to use 'a', is that if we use 'the', we don't know how we're talking. First time mentioning = 'a'
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Lundbye95 First time mentioning = 'a'I believe we can use "The selfish boy" categorically, rather than as a "definite" boy.
The ideal boy for this job is the one who can keep everybody happy.
- A.
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