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 ----------------------- Brett Reynolds English Language Centre Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning Toronto, Ontario, Canada [log in to unmask] 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/