Little Grammar Lesson

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If you say someone smells badly, you\'re saying that their sense of smell is not functioning properly.

If you say someone smells bad, that means you don\'t like the way they smell.

(Think about it - you wouldn\'t say someone smells nicely, right? You\'d say they smell nice or they smell good. Same deal with saying they smell bad.)

Since we talk about it so much, fwiw.

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For those who get confused easily, why don\'t they just say someone stinks. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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Because we must mind our manners and take great care not to offend.

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[EXIT63]

At first. That one flew right over my head. But then it managed to hover just long enough for me to follow.
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[cuddlebear]

Well, my grammers is nots too good but I stil likes girls anyhow ... [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Elana]

Even stinky girls? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[cuddlebear]

That was only a problem once! Hey, maybe she didn\'t notice? Hey, I know, she smelled bad because she smelled badly! Sorry FTR couldn\'t resist.

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Pity you could smell so well if she smelled so badly! Gee, that\'s awful. I feel badly for you.(What\'s wrong with that last sentence?)

[DrSmellThis]

God made me backwards. My nose runs and my feet smell.

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LOL!

[cuddlebear]

This whole thread is beginning to take on a rather peculiar aroma ...

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The agony of da feet?

[xvs]

And if you say you feel poor, that means you don\'t have much money.

But if you say you\'re feeling poorly, that means you\'re sick.

And from England.

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chuckling...

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But, If I say I\'m HOT, will people think I need to turn up the air conditioner, or will people think I\'m bragging about my looks? [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

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I don\'t care, as long as you don\'t tell me you\'re hotly. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Whitehall]

But one would dress \"hotly\" - in a manner that would make them appear \"hot\" to other people.

This is a a great service Red is providing to all us, the undereducated semi-literates. Please pay attention.

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Just a comment, no need to get defensive...

[Gerund]

\"Last night I shot an elephant in my pajamas.\" hehe

Sorry, couldn\'t resist (and with apologies to Groucho)