"Every time I see the word used as an adverb, I can take a quiet satisfaction in knowing that I'm marching to a more logical drummer than the half-billion other speakers of English who haven't yet cottoned to the problem." -NPR's Geoff Nunberg reflects on the use of "gingerly" and notes there's no corresponding adjective "ginger." See the rest of his explanation here. Hooray for good grammar.
Monday, March 8, 2010
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