adverb vs. adjective

[Lenka]

It's called differently.

Is the previous sentence right or should I use an adjective (different)?

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Lenka

It's called differently.

Is the previous sentence right or should I use an adjective (different)?

That depends on the context. Can you give us more?

[Lenka]

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

That depends on the context. Can you give us more?

Really? Does it mean that once I can use the adjective and the other time I can use the adverb?


I can't think up any other context but the following:
"The phenomenon of two words with the same meaning is called synonymity, isn't it? Or is it called DIFFERENT(LY)?"

(I know it's synonymity. :))

Could you correct the mistakes I made in my English, please? I am not sure about some sentences I've used...

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Lenka

Really? Does it mean that once I can use the adjective and the other time I can use the adverb?


I can't think up any other context but the following:
"The phenomenon of two words with the same meaning is called synonymity, isn't it? Or is it called DIFFERENT(LY)?"

(I know it's synonymity. :))

Could you correct the mistakes I made in my English, please? I am not sure about some sentences I've used...

Different and differently are not synonyms; they are not even the same part of speech.

When I asked you about context, I am asking what you are trying to say.

Bob and John called their cows differently. (in a different way)
We don't call this design unique; we call it different. (unlike the other)

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Lenka

Really? Does it mean that once I can use the adjective and the other time I can use the adverb?


I can't think up any other context but the following:
"The phenomenon of two words with the same meaning is called synonymity, isn't it? Or is it called DIFFERENT(LY)?"

(I know it's synonymity. :))

Could you correct the mistakes I made in my English, please? I am not sure about some sentences I've used...

Say:

"The phenomenon of two words with the same meaning is called synonymity, isn't it? Or is it called something else?"

(No word really means anything outside of context, and neither does a sentence.)

[Omar!]

Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

Different and differently are not synonyms; they are not even the same part of speech.

When I asked you about context, I am asking what you are trying to say.

Bob and John called their cows differently. (in a different way)
We don't call this design unique; we call it different. (unlike the other)

You mean that different is ( adjective ) as description, and differently is ( adverb ) manner or way . !

[MikeNewYork]

Originally Posted by Kopite32

You mean that different is ( adjective ) as description, and differently is ( adverb ) manner or way . !

Exactly!

[Lenka]

I don't see the difference... I am too stupid, probably .

[RonBee]

"I don't see the difference" = I can't tell what the difference is.
"We see things differently" = We have different points of view.

Does that help a little?

[Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim]

Originally Posted by Kopite32

You mean that different is ( adjective ) as description, and differently is ( adverb ) manner or way . !

There is a tendency to use adjectives as adverbs in spoken language because most adverbs end in -ly which is in a way long for our fast modern society. In some languages as in German there is no difference between adjective and adverb in form.