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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Wrong/Wrongly

Hi

With "doing" meaning an action of some sort, am I correct in using "wrongly" in the following:

"No, you're doing it wrongly"

Thanks
  

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Hi, My dictionary OKs 'wrong' as an adverb, and that's what's normally said. But I wouldn't call 'wrongly' wrong. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, My dictionary OKs 'wrong' as an adverb, and that's what's normally said.
  • But I wouldn't call 'wrongly' wrong.
  • Clive
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Hi,
My dictionary OKs 'wrong' as an adverb, and that's what's normally said.
But I wouldn't call 'wrongly' wrong.
Clive
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Clive is right. The choice usually depends on the position of the word:
It was spelled wrong.
It was wrongly spelled.

CB
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