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Chris -- 2018-04-11
“They were driving half-hazardly down the road and adventurely they hit a tree.” written transcription of a deposition in automobile accident case.
Last edited by vexact (2009-07-09 17:49:55)
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“Half-hazardly” is in the database, here. Adventurely for eventually looks like a great find. I suggest you look for examples from the web to solidify this entry.
Last edited by burred (2012-01-22 19:24:24)
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“Adventurely” sounds the way some Asians might when having difficulty pronouncing “eventually” ... so I wonder if the latter was really intended, and the use of the former is merely a malapropism or eye dialect or some sort of transcription error. I can’t image anyone would intend “adventurely” when the context suggests “eventually.”
Last edited by jorkel (2009-07-09 18:42:01)
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I’m wondering whether the deposed was thinking in French—“par aventure” means “by chance.” Though you’d expect the natural guess to be “by adventure.”
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