Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site iddic.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!amd!pesnta!hplabs!tektronix!orca!iddic!galenr From: galenr@iddic.UUCP (Galen Redfield) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Pet Peeve: Grammar Message-ID: <2263@iddic.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 21:02:15 EST Article-I.D.: iddic.2263 Posted: Fri Oct 25 21:02:15 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 20:43:06 EST References: <1127@wucec2.UUCP> Reply-To: galenr@iddic.UUCP (Galen Redfield) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 26 In article <1127@wucec2.UUCP> ph@wucec2.UUCP (Paul Hahn) writes: > > I suppose this is in the same category as spelling flames, > or the recent flurry about illogical idioms in ?net.misc. What > the hell, here goes. ***FLAME ON*** > > THERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS "THUSLY"! "THUS" IS AN ADVERB > ALREADY; DON'T GO ADDING -LY TO IT! AAAAAARRRRRGGGHH! > > ***FLAME OFF*** > > Ah, I feel better already. Thank you. > > --pH [oxidation on] You got something against words that are actually found in the dictionary or something? Try looking it up sometime, hothead! It is a real word, and is typically used at the end of a phrase, thusly. So there!! Both 'thus' and 'thusly' are adverbs, and synonomous. (I was kidding about 'hothead', but who wants to be a coldhead?) Warm regards, Galen.