Steve Cornwell wrote: > This may be a very simple question for this list, but a student asked me > why we can > > use "brightly" before "color" as in "the brightly colored dress," but we > use "bright" before "red" as in "the bright red dress." We cannot/do > not normally say the "brightly red dress." > > Any insights will be appreciated. I believe "bright colored dress" is also acceptable. At least I seem to recall hearing it said in Texas as a child. Omar To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/