Stahlke, Herbert F.W. wrote:

> As Richard points out, "right" and "wrong", like “hard”, "fast", and 
> "slow", have the same form whether they are used as adjectives or 
> adverbs. 
>
Thanks Herb for the detailed answer and for taking the time to write it. 
I was particularly interested to read that -ly and -like suffixes are 
from a common origin. I think you're right, it was hypercorrection that 
was confusing me. I have heard people say "wrongly", particularly when 
used to modify another adjective or a participle form, as in "wrongly 
accused" and "rightly deserved".

Omar

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