GaryP
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When the subject is the English language, how can there be a "closed" Thread?
I've gotten tired of kowtowing to my spell checker when I try to say presumedly and it wants me to say presumably. Even here, the former word is red lined, as if somehow inferior to the other words here. Kowtowing is OK, but presumedly is not?
To my way of thinking, the "closed" thread on presumedly errs when it says the two words at issue mean the same thing. Presumably means that one has the ability to presume something about something; presumedly means that one already has.
The tense in the state of mind of the actor is significant, is it not?:roll:
This is my first time use of an emoticon; please be gentle with me.
I've gotten tired of kowtowing to my spell checker when I try to say presumedly and it wants me to say presumably. Even here, the former word is red lined, as if somehow inferior to the other words here. Kowtowing is OK, but presumedly is not?
To my way of thinking, the "closed" thread on presumedly errs when it says the two words at issue mean the same thing. Presumably means that one has the ability to presume something about something; presumedly means that one already has.
The tense in the state of mind of the actor is significant, is it not?:roll:
This is my first time use of an emoticon; please be gentle with me.