Oscar
Have any of you used 'plumb' meaning 'exactly' like in 'He hit me plumb on the nose'? Or meaning 'completely' like 'I plumb forgot our date'? Thanks in advance :)
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I'm aware of this meaning but I've never used it and I'm fairly sure I've never heard other natives use it either. I'm British. I have a feeling it's old-fashioned. Or it might still exist in other dialects.
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Hi Oscar Both of them are correct (exactly and completely) But don't forget this word is informal
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Those are natural for North American English, but dated. I haven’t heard them since my youth.
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'Plumb' is used to convey something is perpendicular rather than 'exact' or 'complete'. Your second example doesn't make sense. You probably mean 'I plain forgot our date'.
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'Plumb' means absolutely correct. We often say 'spot on' for this.
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