| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| These two adverbs are rarely interchangeable in use. The flat adverb high seems most often to apply to elevation: you climb high but praise highly; you aim high and live high, but you’re highly successful, highly praised, or highly esteemed. Highly modifies adjectives usually and is also used after certain verbs to express enthusiasm: She thought highly of his work. One spot where high and highly do seem interchangeable is before the participial adjective priced (a high-priced car/a highly priced car); one other is before placed (a high-placed official/a highly placed official), although high-placed is less frequent. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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