re: Grammar in "Left in the Dark" | |
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Vin 03:04 pm UTC 01/26/07 |
In reply to: | re: Grammar in "Left in the Dark" - Dr_Rock 02:48 pm UTC 01/26/07 |
Yes, of course. "Badly" flows better, anway. And, our songs are a reflection of our lives, and we all mangle grammar routinely in speech, so why not in lyrics? > Pedantically speaking it does mean that and 'badly' > shouldn't be used there. But I think we all understand > what Jim means by that line, and I think if you closely > examine most songs (especially pop and hip-hop ones) > you'll find some grammatical errors. > > Will > > > Listening to LitD this morning, and this line struck me: > > > > I needed you oh so badly tonight > > > > "Badly" being an adverb, doesn't this mean that the > > speaker is doing a poor job of "needing." > > > > Shouldn't this properly be "needed you oh so bad" ? | |
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