Help: English grammar

[Gjest setofphrase]

Do we say that he behaves differntly from other children or do we say that he behaves different from other children?

[Gjest Greene]

We say: He behaves diffrently from other children.

[morsan]

differently

[Gjest Greene]

We say: He behaves diffrently from other children.

Or better: He behaves differently compared to other children.

[morsan]

We say: He behaves diffrently from other children.

''We say: He behaves diffrently from other children.''

Yes, that's how we would say it, but we would spell it "differently"! ;-)

[Gjest Greene]

''We say: He behaves diffrently from other children.''

Yes, that's how we would say it, but we would spell it "differently"! ;-)

Yes, blame the booze!

[morsan]

Yes, blame the booze!

..or the "thread starter"! ;-)

(Måtte bare ta en "direkte oversettelse" der *S*)

[Gjest setofphrase]

We say: He behaves diffrently from other children.

Is it incorrect to use differently than (instead of from)?

[Gjest Greene]

Is it incorrect to use differently than (instead of from)?

First of all let us shook hands and discuss this as siviliced people. Instead of means that something is used instad of. Differently means that someone isn't the same as the other. He is gay, and is different from the other that are bisexual.

[Gjest Greene]

First of all let us shook hands and discuss this as siviliced people. Instead of means that something is used instad of. Differently means that someone isn't the same as the other. He is gay, and is different from the other that are bisexual.

Shake ofcourse. Cheers

[Gjest Greene]

Shake ofcourse. Cheers

Of course I mean. I'm not stupid I think.......!!!!?!?!?!?!

[jubalong70]

Differently.

He is different, but behaves differently.

[Gjest setofphrase]

Differently.

He is different, but behaves differently.

Jeg er fremdeles usikker på den. Eenig at vi skriver "Boys and girls behave differently".

Men i setningen: "He behaves different(ly) from other children" blir jeg usikker

[calendula]

Jeg er fremdeles usikker på den. Eenig at vi skriver "Boys and girls behave differently".

Men i setningen: "He behaves different(ly) from other children" blir jeg usikker

Du må skrive differently.

Differently, fordi det står til og beskriver verbet "behaves". Når vi beskriver et verb bruker vi adverbformen, som vanligvis ender i "-ly"

Det samme gjelder når vi skal beskrive et adjektiv eller et annet adverb:

"he is badly behaved" - adverbet "badly" beskriver verbet "behaved"

He is terribly badly behaved - adverbet "terribly" beskriver adverbet "badly"

He saw a surprisingly ugly man - adverbet "suprisingly" beskriver adjektivet "ugly"

Men jeg forstår godt at du kan bli forvirret - amerikansk slag som vi hører mye på TV, bruker få adverbformer.

[jubalong70]

Jeg er fremdeles usikker på den. Eenig at vi skriver "Boys and girls behave differently".

Men i setningen: "He behaves different(ly) from other children" blir jeg usikker

Mener vi lærte om akkurat det i engelsken på språklinja på videregående en gang i urtiden...men jeg klarer jo ikke å huske på noe av det nå.

Er likevel rimelig sikker på at det er differently som er riktig.