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Chan-Seung Lee



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PostPosted: Tue May 09, 2006 8:25 pm    Post subject: again right, rightly Reply with quote
Which is correct and why?
1.We guessed right; they'd gone.
2.We guessed rightly; they'd gone.

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Kristea



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PostPosted: Wed May 10, 2006 1:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ditto - rightly - adverb.

However, of the 4 examples this one would be missed the most by native speakers in my opinion.

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