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The problem is interesting, but the solution is too confusing because an -ily word looks and sounds too much like an adverb with an epenthesis. In speech (YMMV
by Igelau 6y ago
The problem is interesting, but the solution is too confusing because an -ily word looks and sounds too much like an adverb with an epenthesis. In speech (YMMV because regional accents) I would just think that the person said "distractedly", changed their mind, and said "quickly" instead.
Makes me wonder if any language existed/exists that does have such syntactic sugar for "<adverb> <action> in a <adjective> way". Seems like something that might have come up.