Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Help needed!
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00 I've asked a number of people about this but unfortunately they're all clueless. 02 br
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00 I generally know when and how to use words such as ironic/ironical, narcissistic/narsissistical, idiotic/idiotical etcetra - but sometimes I have no idea. For instance, there's no doubt in my mind that 'educational' is 100 % gramatically correct in the following sentence: "It was a very educational experience". But I have no idea which to use in the following senteces: 'I'm a narcissistic/narcissistcal asshole" & "In an ironic/ironical manner". 02 br
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00 Hope I've made myself clear! Thanks in advance, 02 br
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00 AA. 0-
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00 I've asked a number of people about this but unfortunately they're all clueless. 02 br
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00 I generally know when and how to use words such as ironic/ironical, narcissistic/narsissistical, idiotic/idiotical etcetra - but sometimes I have no idea. For instance, there's no doubt in my mind that 'educational' is 100 % gramatically correct in the following sentence: "It was a very educational experience". But I have no idea which to use in the following senteces: 'I'm a narcissistic/narcissistcal asshole" & "In an ironic/ironical manner". 02 br
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00 Hope I've made myself clear! Thanks in advance, 02 br
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00 AA. 0-
Top answer
0 My dictionary makes no distinction between ironic and ironically; it does not offer narcissistical, except to form the adverb. Check your dictionary and see if it agrees with mine (American Heritage). 0-
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0 My dictionary makes no distinction between ironic and ironically; it does not offer narcissistical, except to form the adverb. Check your dictionary and see if it agrees with mine (American Heritage). 0-
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0 Your examples all call for adjectives. The one you said you were sure about is "educational." If the other option is "education" it wouldn't work because it's a noun. "It was a very 01 i 00 education 02 i 00 experience"? 02 br
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00 The ones you were unsure of each seem to be a pair of (1) an adjective, and (2) a [psuedo] adjective, or an incorrect or nonexi
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00 The ones you were unsure of each seem to be a pair of (1) an adjective, and (2) a [psuedo] adjective, or an incorrect or nonexi
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