| re: Grammar in "Left in the Dark" | |
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The_Orator 01:29 am UTC 03/07/07 |
| In reply to: | Grammar in "Left in the Dark" - Vin 02:27 pm UTC 01/26/07 |
| > 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" ? Yes, Merriam-Webster says that 'Badly' can be used to mean 'to a great degree.' I am reminded of the one funny joke from Blackadder Goes Forth: BOB: "I just wanted to see how a war was fought, so badly..." BLACKADDER: "Well, you're in luck. A war hasn't been fought this badly since Olaf the Hairy, high chief of all the Vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle-helmets with the horns on the inside." (The site I got this quote from spelled it 'accidently.' And why, pray, did you choose this song to grammarcize? | |
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