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Davefromthefreeway Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

ly, lly

0 00Why is it that sometimes a double l is used: beautifully, falsely?02br
00 Is there any rule i can use to remember where to use lly and ly?02br
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0Hi Dave,02br 02br 00as far as I know there isn't a specific rule; you have just to put 'ly' at the end of an adjective in order to obtain an adverb. Of course if the adjective ends with a 'l' (as in beautiful) and you add 'ly', you will have 2 l in total02br 02br 00Cheers 050010id1

— Francesca

  • 0Hi Dave,02br 02br 00as far as I know there isn't a specific rule; you have just to put 'ly' at the end of an adjective in order to obtain an adverb.
  • Of course if the adjective ends with a 'l' (as in beautiful) and you add 'ly', you will have 2 l in total02br 02br 00Cheers 050010id1
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0Hi Dave,02br
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00as far as I know there isn't a specific rule; you have just to put 'ly' at the end of an adjective in order to obtain an adverb. Of course if the adjective ends with a 'l' (as in beautiful) and you add 'ly', you will have 2 l in total02br
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0 00That makes a lot of sense, thank you. 00 0-
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0you're welcome 050010id1
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11b10as far as12b10 I know there isn't a specific rule; you have just to put 'ly' at the end of an adjective in order to obtain an adverb. Of course if the adjective ends with a 'l' (as in beautiful) and you add 'ly', you will have 2 l in total12br
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0Hi Paolo, I can't ansewer in Italian, but I sent you a pm with the translation, just check your private messages 050010id1
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0 Don't worry Francesca, I wouldn't an answer in Italian...I said that i'm italian because you are italian...If you want to answer in english it's all the same...02br
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0Sorry Paolo, I wasn't clear: the fact is that I'm not able to explain what "as far as" means just using English words 05000 so I found it easier to write you a private message (I hope you have seen it) using Italian words 05102br
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0It doesn't matter...05000...I have seen your private message...And i have sended a message to you (using italian words)...Have you received it?010id1
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Hello,
What about "dramatic" and "dramatically"?
Is it an exception?
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