I'm finding it difficult to correctly use the word "chiefly" in a sentence.

leeroysphitz

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Mon Jul-18-11 03:27 PM
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I'm finding it difficult to correctly use the word "chiefly" in a sentence.

I'm also very high.

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Tobin S.

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Mon Jul-18-11 04:04 PM
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1. He put the bud in the pipe chiefly as if ready to sail the high seas.

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Tobin S.

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Mon Jul-18-11 04:05 PM
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2. Chiefly, I'm just a seaman.

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Tobin S.

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Mon Jul-18-11 04:06 PM
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3. Is "chiefly" really a word?

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bigwillq

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Mon Jul-18-11 04:33 PM
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4. Yes

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/chiefly

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Tobin S.

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Mon Jul-18-11 04:36 PM
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5. Well, I'll be damned. Learn something new every day.

I actually used it right in one of my sentences.

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struggle4progress

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Mon Jul-18-11 04:46 PM
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6. You can't go wrong with "Me chiefly see the Hee Bee Gee Bees"

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A-Schwarzenegger

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Mon Jul-18-11 04:51 PM
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7. "I'm Geronimo," he said chiefly.

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leeroysphitz

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Mon Jul-18-11 05:25 PM
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9. thanks, lemee write that down...

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Old Troop

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Mon Jul-18-11 05:24 PM
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8. Delete

Edited on Mon Jul-18-11 05:25 PM by Old Troop

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HopeHoops

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Tue Jul-19-11 07:23 AM
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10. "Chiefly" is chiefly used to indicate primacy.

:evilgrin:

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Tue Jul-19-11 08:45 AM
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11. That you are having difficulty is chiefly due to the fact that you are very high.

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RedCloud

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Tue Jul-19-11 09:45 AM
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12. "I'll bet you can see a house fly today," I said chiefly or did I?

I bet I had more to say.

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leeroysphitz

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Tue Jul-19-11 03:48 PM
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13. Just an FYI for everyone, I am no longer high and have not been since last night.

I am again able to use chiefly but I can no longer remember why I needed to.

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