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badgoodDeb · 06-03-2008, 02:55 PM

But getting back to adverbs ....... Whatever happened to "probably"? I thought it was "He will probably do xyz" or "He is likely to do xyz". Nowadays the usage seems to be "He will likely do xyz." They've changed the usage patterns of "likely" so as to omit the "to"; and they've done away with "probably" entirely.

06-03-2008, 02:55 PM	#67
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,501 Karma: 64095689 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	But getting back to adverbs ....... Whatever happened to "probably"? I thought it was "He will probably do xyz" or "He is likely to do xyz". Nowadays the usage seems to be "He will likely do xyz." They've changed the usage patterns of "likely" so as to omit the "to"; and they've done away with "probably" entirely.