On 14-May-09, at 6:57 PM, John Alexander wrote:
> I've been amazed at the loss of the derivational suffix -ly that  
> routinely marks adverbs.

Is this a change? Some words, such as quick have always had both the - 
ly version and the plain one available as adverbs. Or do you mean  
something else?

Best,
Brett

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Brett Reynolds
English Language Centre
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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