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   clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 00:14:51 JST clacke

   "purposely"? Did I make that up? Is that correct? Isn't it "purposefully"?

   "Use of purposefully as a synonym for purposely is proscribed"

   Oh my. I guess I 110% didn't make it up.

   en.wiktionary.org/wiki/purpose…

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 00:14:52 JST clacke

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     So "purposely" is intentionally, and "purposefully" is deeper, it's doing something in a manner that is imbued with purpose.

     Not only did you intend to do this, you steadfastly steered the course toward this action and have a clear envisioned path beyond it.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 16:20:11 JST clacke

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     • Tony Finch
     @fanf Yes, "purposely" and "on purpose" are synonyms and "on purpose" is more idiomatic in any English out there, but in certain sentences it can become clunky and you might want an adverb. Maybe "intentionally" is more common in those cases.
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     Tony Finch (fanf@mendeddrum.org)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 16:20:28 JST Tony Finch

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     @clacke in my version of english we say “on purpose” instead of “purposely”

     (and “purposefully” is as you described it)