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RingGround Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Widely

"Team A defeated Team B by a wide margin."
"Team A widely defeated Team B."

Could the second one be nonstandard?
  

Top answer

Hi, Yes. Very unnatural. Clive

  • Hi, Yes.
  • Very unnatural.
  • Clive
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3 Answers
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Hi,

Yes. Very unnatural.

Clive
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So,for these:

"Team A defeated Team B by a narrow margin."
"Team A narrowly defeated Team B."

, the second sentence is just as wrong?
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Hi,

No, it's OK. It's just that some things we say, and some things we don't say.

Clive

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