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> Perfect? This kind of reasoning is laughable. That's not what "perfectly well" means. It doesn't mean perfect, it means doing an acceptable job. Honestly you
by TulliusCicero 4y ago
> Perfect? This kind of reasoning is laughable.
That's not what "perfectly well" means. It doesn't mean perfect, it means doing an acceptable job. Honestly you could just remove the adverb "perfectly" and the meaning of the sentence there doesn't really change.
- anon400232 4y agoHard disagree. I haven't found any resources online to support your claim. I found several that support mine. Also, contrast "perfectly well" with "well enough". I'm curious why you see "perfect" as being demoted to "acceptable" in this phrase? Source?
- TulliusCicero 4y agoBecause that's how English works? "Perfectly well" has never meant literally perfect.