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Subject:Re: Important vs. Importantly: Which is correct? From:Jacque Foreman <foremangraphics -at- juno -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:21:49 -0800
The only way I think that one would use the word "importantly" since it
is by form an adverb would be something like this:
I am importantly busy.
where "importantly" is an adverb modifying the predicate adjective
"busy." But it is a very awkward construction.
Thanks for the problem.
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