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otherwise vs differently #1 (permalink) Tue Jun 17, 2008 23:05 pm   otherwise vs differently		  
Are these sentences correct:

1-I expected him to help us, but he acted otherwise.
2-I expected him to help us, but he acted differently.

3-I expected him to help us, but he did otherwise.
4-I expected him to help us, but he did differently.
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otherwise #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 17, 2008 23:14 pm   otherwise		  
I find the first 3 OK.
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otherwise vs differently #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 17, 2008 23:40 pm   otherwise vs differently		  
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otherwise vs differently #4 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 0:36 am   otherwise vs differently		  
prezbucky wrote:
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How would "I expected him to help us, but he did different" sound?
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otherwise vs differently #5 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 0:54 am   otherwise vs differently		  
Molly wrote:
How would "I expected him to help us, but he did different" sound?

Sounds OK to me, Ma'am. Smile
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otherwise vs differently #6 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:30 am   otherwise vs differently		  
And what about this:

I expected him to help us, but he did in a different way...
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otherwise vs differently #7 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:09 am   otherwise vs differently		  
Pamela wrote:
And what about this:

I expected him to help us, but he did in a different way...

Not the same meaning.
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otherwise vs differently #8 (permalink) Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:44 am   otherwise vs differently		  
he did different = he didn't do as we had expected.
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