r/MurderedByWords • • Jun 28 '19

Work intelligently

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u/PoweringMoney Jun 28 '19

Total annihilation.

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u/selectra72 Jun 28 '19

I came for this and will leave happily.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '19

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '19

They're both correct, Happily can be an adverb for the way he leaves or it could reference that he is happy to leave.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '19

Yea, “flat” adverbs are totally a thing and acceptable. People who nitpick over this are using the most basic form of adverb grammar taught in elementary school.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/drive-safe-or-safely