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Old 03-23-2007, 08:31 AM   #17336
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Originally Posted by Jat316sob View Post
Why do Americans leave the "ly" ending off of words?
That's because you Brits happen to invent a crazy language. Why is it loudly, slowly, gradually, rapidly, and quickly but not fastly? We are just trying to bring some sanity to the language. Brits seem to be entirely incapable of doing it so we are shouldering the responsibility. You should be thanking us.
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