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- 28-Nov-2009, 12:59 #1
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"brutally bloody" & "bloodily brutal" Hi,
- There are many brutally bloody scenes in this movie.
- There are many bloodily brutal scenes in this movie.
Which is idiomatic?
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- 28-Nov-2009, 14:14 #2
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Re: "brutally bloody" & "bloodily brutal"
- 28-Nov-2009, 18:46 #3
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Re: "brutally bloody" & "bloodily brutal" Would you help me to understand why bloodily brutal scenes is not idiomatic?
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- 29-Nov-2009, 05:31 #4
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Re: "brutally bloody" & "bloodily brutal" The adjective and the adverb share the same form: bloody, as in bloody brutal, meaning terribly brutal.
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