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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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X was “taken emergently [sic] to the operating room …
That's from a newspaper report. My question is: what's wrong with the spelling of emergently?
That's from a newspaper report. My question is: what's wrong with the spelling of emergently?
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Nothing - it's the choice of word that's wrong. It should be urgently.
- Nothing - it's the choice of word that's wrong.
- It should be urgently.
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Nothing - it's the choice of word that's wrong.
It should be urgently.
It should be urgently.
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"emergently" is a very rare word which seems to mean "in an emergent manner". In this quote it is apparently misused to mean some blend of "urgently" and "in an emergency" (That's assuming it's not deliberate word play.)
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