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thusly Aug 2nd 2011, 10:06 Usage notes: ← Older revision Revision as of 10:06, 2 August 2011 Line 20: Line 20: ====Usage notes==== ====Usage notes==== - Although ''thusly'' has diffused into popular usage, it is still widely regarded as incorrect; instead, other equivalent expressions (such as ''thus'' or ''this way'') can be used.<ref name="AHD4"/> The word is not listed in the online version of the Chambers Dictionary of the English language.<ref>[http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?query=thusly&title=21st Chambers 21st Century Dictionary (2006)]. (Accessed 2009-01-10)</ref> It originated in the U.S., and it is still more common in American than British English; it is "often used for amusement or to make an ironic point."<ref>Pam Peters, ''The Cambridge Guide to English Usage'' (2003).</ref> + Although ''thusly'' has diffused into popular usage, it is still widely regarded as incorrect; instead, other equivalent expressions (such as ''thus'' or ''this way'') can be used.<ref name="AHD4"/> The word is not listed in the online version of the Chambers Dictionary of the English language.<ref>[http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main?query=thusly&title=21st Chambers 21st Century Dictionary (2006)]. (Accessed 2009-01-10)</ref> It originated in the Eastern U.S., and it is still more common in American than British English; it is "often used for amusement or to make an ironic point."<ref>Pam Peters, ''The Cambridge Guide to English Usage'' (2003).</ref> -   ====References==== ====References====

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