[Grammar] Rarely

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ammiraglia

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I don't know how I must use "rarely", I mean in wich position in the sentence.
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Hi ammiraglia,

http://www.answers.com/rarely?afid=TBarLookup&nafid=27

The windows are rarely or never opened.

It was rarely indeed that any such request was denied.

rarely = seldom

I believed him to be rarely good and wise.

You can write rarely now, after all your schooling, I should think.

rarely = exceptionally, unusually, perfectly, excellently

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1. The windows are rarely or never opened. - It was rarely indeed that any such request was denied.

rarely = seldom

2. I believed him to be rarely good and wise. - You can write rarely now, after all your schooling, I should think.

rarely = exceptionally, unusually, perfectly, excellently
#1 - fine.
#2 - No. Not in modern English.
 
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Tdol

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And at the start (with an inverted verb):

Rarely have I seen anyone look so sad.
 
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