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 :)
2021년 4월 11일 오전 9:19
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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.
2021년 4월 11일
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Hi Oscar Both of them are correct (exactly and completely) But don't forget this word is informal
2021년 4월 11일
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Those are natural for North American English, but dated. I haven’t heard them since my youth.
2021년 4월 11일
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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'.
2021년 4월 11일
'Plumb' means absolutely correct. We often say 'spot on' for this.
2021년 4월 11일
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