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2020年4月9日 · Expectantly? Discussion in ' Word Mechanics ' started by Bakkerbaard , Nov 29, 2020 . I know the Dutch word for it, but Translate only comes up with expectantly and judging by the synonyms I get -because I think it's an ugly word- I think I'm using it all wrong.
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2018年11月26日 · Trying to define someone being in a place e.g. 'Earth-side' or 'Ship-side'. Or should it be 'shipside' which in a dictionary does not convey that...
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2009年6月9日 · "Oh good. I almost ended up in marriage counselling down the hall" the student said expectantly. "Come. Sit down. let us CREATE!" the tutor bellowed ominously..... Anyway, I don't know where I'm going with this since these are terrible examples anyway. I think these highlight why adverbs are frowned on. But sometimes adverbs do add to the writing.
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2015年8月12日 · My ears can detect the general direction, and my sight is used to pinpoint: I'll instinctively turn my head in the direction of whoever's calling my name, but then I need my eyes to see who's looking expectantly at me/turned in my direction/whatever. If I was blindfolded, I'd be unlikely to pinpoint the exact direction of the sound.
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2016年4月10日 · Long, skinny arms handled the coffeepot with a clumsiness that had persisted through thousands of successive morning sacraments. Even as he poured the cooled water into the coffeemaker, some leaked over onto the countertop; after he was done, he remedied the spill with the final two squares of paper towel that sat expectantly on the stove.
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2020年4月9日 · I have an even dumber problem with expectantly. Makes me think of pregnant women. Bakkerbaard, Feb 11 ...