Timeline for (How) can I use a color as an adverb?
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| Oct 21 at 20:47 | history | migrated | to ell.stackexchange.com | ||
| Oct 21 at 15:57 | comment | added | Lambie | Why not just "the word in red"? | |
| Oct 20 at 9:56 | history | edited | Greybeard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 20 at 9:55 | comment | added | Greybeard | @schtandard I can't quite follow. 1. an adverb is not appropriate Why not? Is beautifully not an adverb? As the question is about adverbs of colour, I thought it would be reasonably obvious that "colour adverb" was implied... Obviously, I was wrong. I will add to my answer for your benefit. | |
| Oct 19 at 21:34 | comment | added | schtandard | I can't quite follow. 1. an adverb is not appropriate Why not? Is beautifully not an adverb? 2. redly does not mean "in red." What does it mean then? M-W defines it as in a red manner, with red color. 3. Relatedly: "The redly highlighted word caught her eye." is not the same as "The word highlighted in red caught her eye." What does the first one mean, then? | |
| Oct 19 at 19:58 | history | answered | Greybeard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |