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"'My fam' - how difficult is it to add on an 'ily'?"
Angry Ape 2009
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i was msn talking to my guy friend and he said "ily" and i said in what way.? and he said he doesnt know ..
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Since China manages the yuan's value primar ily against the dollar, when the euro weakens against the U.S. currency it also falls against the yuan, making Chinese goods more expensive for Europeans to buy.
EU Aims to Seal Deal With Beijing Marcus Walker 2011
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On August 28th 2009, Jason wrote: daaam Id tap rihanna any day but fuk dat niggachrus brown dnt disseespect a sxy grl like rihanma ily rihanna u fine az hell
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Less geek-ily exciting: We barely see Gyllenhaal speak, which makes me wonder if perhaps his British accent is indeed as sketchy as it comes across here.
'Prince of Persia' trailer: Sand! Accents! Jake Gyllenhaal! | EW.com 2009
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The ability to suspend the rule temporar ily would help prevent the more draconian measure of repealing it as soon as the first emergency presents itself.
How to Grow Out of the Deficit Edward P. Lazear 2010
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Those who consumed about one ounce da ily of nuts, total cholesterol fell by 2.8% while LDL cholesterol fell by 4.2%.
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Problem is, wedidn'tused to be very visible, and websites with the software of OpEdNews tend to progress politically (and software-ily) very slowly.
Freedom is a Constant Struggle TV show: Courage To Resist 2010
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Zach Galifianakis, the doofus in the cast, listens to Helms and asks doof-ily, "You mean they give out rings at the Holocaust?"
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The Browns lived on the ranch for several years and sold because they have moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., with their fam ily.
mialuthien commented on the word ily
This word was orphaned, so I adopted it.
Presumably, it is an acronym of I love you. How come nobody wanted it?
July 21, 2008
oroboros commented on the word ily
Maybe a typo of lily?
July 21, 2008
mialuthien commented on the word ily
Hm, could be. But the person who first used this word on Wordie should have realized that it's a word in its own right, and kept it *g*
July 21, 2008
bilby commented on the word ily
Not necessarily. As you know all entries (okay, almost all) appear on Wordie in lower case. So ily could stand for ily or ILY. Actually ILY is the airport code for Glenegedale Airport on the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
Exactly why Wordies had abandoned a charming regional airport where Prince Charles once crash-landed an Air Force jet, one may never know.
July 21, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word ily
How does one come across orphaned non-words? Presumably Mia typoed a word search.
July 21, 2008
bilby commented on the word ily
Click 'random word' a few times and it probably won't be long until you find an orphan. Some people *looks around* have been known to deliberately create orphans.
July 21, 2008
mialuthien commented on the word ily
No, Mia wanted to say I love you to her list. Srsly.
July 21, 2008
yarb commented on the word ily
This is a charming little orphan, Mia. Congratulations on your adoption.
July 21, 2008
mialuthien commented on the word ily
Oh, thank you, Yarb. Ily now has a good home. It will be safe, pampered, and generally well taken care of :)
July 22, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word ily
it's an orthographic change, when forming an adverb from an adjective ending in -y (usually):
dainty -> daintily
gay -> gaily
doesn't always work - silly
July 22, 2008