Is this sentence right?

[thereds]

I don't think it is.

'As you likely just saw on CBS....'

 

[LordMaul]

Yes, it seems right.

 

[spp]

not wrong gramatically.... but it takes me a while to actually make sense ot the sentence

 

[Pepsi90919]

do you not speak english or something?

 

[thereds]

<< Yes, it seems right. >>



It seems right but its just terrible sentence structure.

Typical mickey mouse journalism here.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

DO YOU UNDASTAND DA WORDZ DAT ARE COMMIN OUTTA MY MOUF?

 

[Lucky]

well hell i may have forgotten a few things but thinking back to journalism 133 I dont think there is anything wrong with it.

 

[thereds]

<< DO YOU UNDASTAND DA WORDZ DAT ARE COMMIN OUTTA MY MOUF? >>



yUo == teh Not funney.

 

[b0mbrman]

Yes it's right...but if they continued that sentence, they probably got it wrong

 

[HappyPuppy]

The problem with the sentence is that the word "likely" makes an assumption. Very unjournalistic.

 

[Lucky]

<< The problem with the sentence is that the word "likely" makes an assumption. Very unjournalistic. >>



so how would you word it? Obviously its clear from the start of that sentence that there are probably some folks who didnt see it....

 

[thereds]

Well then don't use likely.

They should just say something to the effect of 'shown on CBS' without ever saying if anyone saw or didn't see the show.

 

[oLLie]

<< so how would you word it? >>


"As you may have just seen on CBS..." or

"As you may or may not have just seen on CBS..."

 

[chickendinner]

<< 'As you likely just saw on CBS....' >>



but whats wrong? would you rather it be "as you likely just seen"
or is it the opening "as you"? if i heard this on CBS i would not be the least bit surprised! but it really does work. ie As you likely just read the last sentece of....

 

[amnesiac]

AAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!


*piff* <----- sound of amnesiac 2.0's brain exploding.

 

[gopunk]

Used as an adverb likely is most commonly preceded by a modifier such as very or quite: He will quite likely require some help with his
classes. But the unmodified use of likely is common enough in educated writing, and though it might be better avoided in highly formal style, it should not be regarded as incorrect:
They'll likely buy a new car this year.

 

[Moonbeam]

'You've just seen' and 'you just saw' are perhaps only different in emphasis. The first, I think emphasizes seeing as observation and the second seeing as being witness to so the rest of the sentence is important in determining whaich way to go.

 

[Spike]

it makes sense to me but like alot of other people it too me a min to understand it