Giulia T.
How to use the word "Preliminarly" Hi everyone! I was looking up the word "preliminarly" on wordreference dictionary but it's not showing, as if it didn't exist. I'm sorry but is it a real word? Or maybe is it not frequently used by native speakers? I was going to use it at the beginning of a sentence I was writing for a very formal document (report to the client which is a big company).
2019년 3월 22일 오후 1:47
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THe word is preliminarily -- it's the adverb which corresponds to the adjective 'preliminary. They have come up with some preliminary steps to solve the problem (adjective) We have preliminarily come up with some steps to address the issue. (adv) Preliminarily, it was thought that the drug would have no major side effects. However, after rigorous testing, it was found..... Yes, you could use it -- it would be fine in academic or formal writing.
2019년 3월 22일
no L, preliminary.
2019년 3월 22일
Thank you very much Chris. Native speaker's opinions are precious to me.
2019년 3월 25일
It helps if you spell it correctly. The other response has the correct spelling. Yes, we use it on occasion but it defends on the level of education one has in order to use such a word. Not all English speakers have a excellent command of the English language
2019년 3월 22일
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