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Death of the adverb?

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whatamess Fri 26-Aug-11 22:55:38

What is happening to the adverb? Inquiring after someone's health elicits "I'm good". Sports people are particularly prone to this e.g. tennis players' commenting on their match "I played solid".

Anyone else noticed this?

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whatamess Fri 26-Aug-11 23:04:55

Oops sorry. This point has been made in the grammar thread that I have just read through. I can only plead that I am new.........blush

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em Sat 27-Aug-11 19:31:21

Don't worry - part of the fun is trying to untangle the threads sometimes.

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Annobel Sat 27-Aug-11 19:39:03

'The lads done good,' as they say on Match of the Day - allegedly.

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glammanana Sat 27-Aug-11 19:56:37

Don't worry whatamess there is every chance that I have forgotten if I posted on another thread, I think it may be part of a GNer profile to be a bit forgetful

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Anne58 Sat 27-Aug-11 20:03:50

"Medalled" wtf?

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