[Magdalen] New to Me.
Scott Knitter
scottknitter at gmail.com
Fri Oct 16 02:58:35 UTC 2015
I think it might work metaphorically, as in "Her parting words to him were deliciously sarcastic."
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> On Oct 15, 2015, at 9:37 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> An ad for food on USA television used the word "deliciously."
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> I think the sentence was something like "They ate deliciously."
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> A bell went off for me. I realize I really do not use this adverb, but
> a rush to the handy on-line Merriam-Webster Dictionary proves
> that deliciously is a bona fide word.
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> I can't for the life of me put the word into a sentence that sounds
> right.
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> I would tend to employ the adjective or noun versions and avoid
> deliciously entirely.
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> YMMV.
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> David Strang.
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