Badly

Ah "Badly", what a friend I have in you.
A fine word, yet you cause so much grief. Why is that?
I recall, when I was younger, being chastised for using you.
"Is goodly a word? No, so you can't use badly."

Well actually yes, "goodly" is a word. Even if not, one does not have to exist for the other.

The only time the word "badly" drives me crazy is when someone is referring to their feelings.

"I feel badly..."
If one is upset by something they do not feel badly, they feel bad.
"Feeling badly" means that something has happened to one's sense of touch. If I burned all of my finger tips and the skin had become all rubbery and unfeeling, then as I feel a lack of sensation, whilst touching an object, I would say, "I feel badly."

Not too bad, but a personal pet peeve.

A Cunning Grammarian

Everyone has heard the term "cunning linguist", and most know to what it refers. I am a cleaner type of syntax master.

Welcome to my blog; enjoy your stay and have a look around.

I shall be posting rules, examples, and things that generally drive me insane.

I am not infallible, and will welcome corrections with open... eyes. (Perhaps I should say accepting eyes?)

If anyone ever has a suggestion on something I should cover, please feel free to post.

All the best,
Ben