What the hell is a Grammar Anarchist? You can be one! Since we don’t have a U.S. language, feel FREE to set your own rules -- interpret grammar YOUR WAY. You’re not in England anymore. Join the anarchy of U.S. grammar! Make your choices and preserve them in YOUR STYLE MANUAL. —The Grammar Anarchist
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Pretty Good or Really Good?
Both of these “goods” are adjectives. Both are preceded by adverbs. (You’re right, one of them doesn’t end in ly.) Both “pretty” and “really” are misused... yes, misused! Abused! Treated bad-ly! Pretty means “good-looking”; really means “for real”. Why not stick with “very”?
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