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    Is the sentence "I am making it abundantly clear to you" correct use of the word abundantly?

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    Default Re: using the word abundantlt

    Quote Originally Posted by ilmdt13 View Post
    Is the sentence "I am making it abundantly clear to you" correct use of the word abundantly?
    Yes, although I have rarely heard it used by the person doing the "making clear". I would normally use it in the following context:

    "OK, you've made it abundantly clear to me that you don't want to go to the cinema, so what DO you want to do?!"

    I think I've used "you/he/she/they made it abundantly clear" more often than "I made it abundantly clear" although it's perfectly fine.

    I think it sounds a little unnatural in the present continuous but I'm not sure why.
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