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Why are both blazing or blazingly appropriate? [duplicate]
This SE QA explains that both blazing and blazingly are valid English words (despite what my spell-checker claims).
Can anyone explain why they are both valid, and the difference between the words.
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Why has the word "thrice" fallen out of common usage?
I'm an American living in America, but my workplace has a lot of immigrants from India here. They all use "thrice" very commonly, which is wonderful to my ears! Thrice is such a delightful word.
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Indian English use of "only"
I am from Bangalore and people here tend use the word only to emphasise something in a sentence. For example:
We are getting that only printed.
What is the proper way to put it?
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Usage of the word "latest"
Raj has breakfast almost always before 7:45 AM. On rare occasions, he has after 7:45 AM, but never after 8:00 AM. So If he says "I always have my breakfast latest by 8:00 AM" to convey this fact, is ...
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Using the word 'Only'
I am confused about using the word only. I often hear it being used in many contexts that sound wrong to me - but I'm not sure if it's me or them.
Let me give some examples:
A: Where were you ...
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