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 :)
11 apr 2021 09:19
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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.
11 aprile 2021
1
Hi Oscar Both of them are correct (exactly and completely) But don't forget this word is informal
11 aprile 2021
1
Those are natural for North American English, but dated. I haven’t heard them since my youth.
11 aprile 2021
1
'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'.
11 aprile 2021
'Plumb' means absolutely correct. We often say 'spot on' for this.
11 aprile 2021
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