Incorrectly, wrong(adv), wrongly; right(adv) VS rightly

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Wai_Wai

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What're the difference among the following:
- Incorrectly, wrong(adv), wrongly

How about:
- right(adv) VS rightly
 
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Re: Incorrectly, wrong(adv), wrongly

Wai_Wai said:
What're the difference among the following:
- Incorrectly, wrong(adv), wrongly
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Before the verb
S/he was wrongly accused of the crime. (adverb)
=> The accusation wasn't true. It was a false accusation.

S/he incorrectly identified the species. (adverb)
=> The identification wasn't right/correct. It was incorrect.

At the end of sentence
2. S/he guessed wrong. (adverb)
=> The guess was not true. It was false.

3. S/he answered incorrectly. (adverb)
=> The answer was not right/correct. It was incorrect.

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Wai_Wai said:
From what you say, they are more or less the same in terms of meaning. But they differ in usage only. Right?
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The opposite of that, actually. The difference has to do with whether or not the event is true/false or correct/incorrect. :wink:

Example
Pat: What's 2+2?
Sam: It's 3.
Pat: 3 is incorrect. :D (i.e., not correct) "4" is correct.
Pat: 3 is false. :?: (i.e., not the truth) "3" is the truth. :?:

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Wai_Wai said:
Francois said:
Yeah, "wrong" seems to work more often than not eg.
-- What's 2+2?
-- hem, 3?
-- Wrong! It's 5, airhead!

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Yes, it is unusual that "wrong" cannot mean "incorrect".
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Maybe you should offer FRC the original error :wink: (i.e., the sentence in which you used 'wrongly', but should have used 'incorrectly'.

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