Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Rodney Zaxx

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August 7, 2026

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No - you arrange things thus. "Thus" describes the resulting arrangement (a noun, modified by an adjective), not the method of arranging (using boxes and a handcart? Just your hands?). It's like "I feel bad" - "bad" describes the feeling (an emotion, a noun) - vs. "I feel badly", which just means that you're bad at feeling.

Good explanation of the difference among those three words. Thanks!