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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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The truly paranoid/ the truly paranoid
This period of anger usually leads to a moment of paranoid illumination. In this final stage, everything falls into place, and the truly paranoid wholeheartedly believe that a plot or conspiracy is being directed against them.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think in my example "paranoid" is an adjective, and that the paranoid is a noun equivalent.
And I'd like to know why "the truly paranoid" is used, not "the true paranoid."
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think in my example "paranoid" is an adjective, and that the paranoid is a noun equivalent.
And I'd like to know why "the truly paranoid" is used, not "the true paranoid."
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Truly is an adverb. It describes how the person acts or genuinely seems to be. He is truly sorry for what he did.
- Truly is an adverb.
- It describes how the person acts or genuinely seems to be.
- He is truly sorry for what he did.
- True is an adjective.
- It means real, as opposed to fake.
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Truly is an adverb. It describes how the person acts or genuinely seems to be. He is truly sorry for what he did.
True is an adjective. It means real, as opposed to fake. A true believer would not brush their teeth during the daylight hours in Ramadan.
In this final stage, everything falls into place, and the truly paranoid (person)
True is an adjective. It means real, as opposed to fake. A true believer would not brush their teeth during the daylight hours in Ramadan.
In this final stage, everything falls into place, and the truly paranoid (person)
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