what are the difference!!!??

[mohzat]

Dear all

I would appreciate if you can answer these questions:

A) What is the diffirence between:
1. He smokes heavily.
2. The smoker is a heavy.

B) What is the diffirence between:
1. Honestly he spoke to us.
2. He Spoke to us honestly.

thank you....

[Ms.Montooth]

A. He smokes heavily.

This means that he smokes frequently. Your other option "The smoker is a heavy" does not make sense. You can, however, say "He is a heavy smoker" which will also mean that he smokes a lot.

B. He spoke to us honestly.

While, if you want to be very technical, the first option is not wrong, no one would ever say that unless they were either trying to fit into some obscure and stringent rhyme scheme in a poem or they were Yoda. Essentially it would just sound funny if you were to write or say "Honestly he spoke to us."

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Ms.Montooth

A. He smokes heavily.

This means that he smokes frequently. Your other option "The smoker is a heavy" does not make sense. You can, however, say "He is a heavy smoker" which will also mean that he smokes a lot.

B. He spoke to us honestly.

While, if you want to be very technical, the first option is not wrong, no one would ever say that unless they were either trying to fit into some obscure and stringent rhyme scheme in a poem or they were Yoda. Essentially it would just sound funny if you were to write or say "Honestly he spoke to us."

Hello Ms. Montooth: I am pleased to see your reply. I agree completely. There is another possibility that I've thought of: perhaps a comma has been dropped after "Honestly." With a comma, "Honestly, he spoke to us" means "I am telling you the truth. He spoke to us."