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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Lucky for me

Is it correct to say "lucky for me" or "luckily for me"? What is the grammatical rule?
  

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" For example: [It was] lucky for me [that] the car stopped in time. "Luckily for me" is a complete adverbial phrase. Luckily for me, the car stopped in time.

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  • " For example: [It was] lucky for me [that] the car stopped in time.
  • "Luckily for me" is a complete adverbial phrase.
  • Luckily for me, the car stopped in time.
  • or Luckily, the car stopped in time.
  • Both are correct.
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I think "lucky for me" is elliptic for "it was lucky for me." For example: [It was] lucky for me [that] the car stopped in time.

"Luckily for me" is a complete adverbial phrase. Luckily for me, the car stopped in time. or Luckily, the car stopped in time.

Both are correct.
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