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Asked by Randy D upon stepping into the lounge at the AnswerMug Country Club: "Why does this place always reek so badly of COFFEE? Yick!" ~

Posted - November 8, 2017
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  • 13071
    Reek so BAD of coffee. There is no noun before the verb.
      November 8, 2017 9:39 PM MST
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  • 53503



      I don't know where you got that idea, but it's absolutely incorrect.  Nice try, though.

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      November 8, 2017 9:42 PM MST
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  • 13071

    An adjective describes a noun or pronoun: "That boy is so bad"

    An adverb describes a verb or anything apart from a noun and pronoun: "That boy speaks badly!"

    Adverbs are used to answer how questions e.g. "How does he talk? - He talks loudly."

    Flowers smell sweet or flowers smell sweetly, which is correct? Smell sweet is correct because we it describes the smell of flowers. Smell sweetly tells how a rose smells i.e. flowers do not have noses so they cannot smell!!

    "Fresh bread smells great" (adjective) - I am describinng my opinion on fresh bread

    "I smell terribly because I have a cold" (adverb) - I am not able to use my nose to smell things because of my cold.

     

      November 8, 2017 9:57 PM MST
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  • 53503


    In the sentence that I wrote, to use the word "bad" without modifying it would be incorrect.
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      November 8, 2017 10:12 PM MST
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  • 13071
    Why? Because your speaking in the second part?
      November 10, 2017 2:02 PM MST
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  • 53503
    No, that is not a deciding factor in the use of the word. You do understand that "reek" is the verb being modified, right?  To say, "Why does this place reek so bad" is improper grammar. It has to be 'badly'.
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      November 10, 2017 6:54 PM MST
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  • 13071
    Bad sounds better , so i must be right. ;}
      November 10, 2017 7:30 PM MST
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  • 53503

      It only sounds better to those who don't know or don't appreciate correct English grammar. To me, it sounds horrible. 



      November 10, 2017 8:19 PM MST
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  • 5451
    Umm, we have a TOS violation!

    5. Lastly, you can’t say anything bad about coffee. That’s just not cool.

    I'm reporting you!  However, maybe we can work something out before I hit that report button.    Deal?
      November 8, 2017 10:18 PM MST
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  • 53503


      Deal!  How much are you going to pay me?


      
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      November 9, 2017 10:07 PM MST
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  • 5451
    Ooh, Sorry Randy.  You got it a little backwards.

      November 10, 2017 4:48 PM MST
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  • 7683
    Wow you can smell the Mug too;))
      November 8, 2017 10:21 PM MST
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  • 135
     Perhaps there is some confusion between coffee and Covfefe? This post was edited by DCLXVI at November 10, 2017 2:03 PM MST
      November 8, 2017 11:51 PM MST
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  • 6124
    It's the drink of choice by the powers that be.  You must assimilate.

     

      November 9, 2017 6:39 PM MST
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  • 53503


      NOW you tell me, after I've been banned from the country club and carted off to the "re-education" camp.  Thanks, friend. 



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      November 9, 2017 10:14 PM MST
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  • The only thing that smells better than coffee is cannabis.
      November 9, 2017 10:23 PM MST
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  • 6124
    and cookies baking.  Never forget about the cookies!
      November 10, 2017 4:39 AM MST
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  • 7683
    Umm have U smelled it;))
      November 11, 2017 10:20 AM MST
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