What is correct SPAG?

[Marieh]

What about Robim?

I like Macass (Mac*ca*, *C*ass*ie*) and drelle, that's just so cute

[Eli]

This is probably a stupid question, but I've noticed lately that some (quite a few actually) people when they change their username writes things like "Formally known as..." in their signature etc.

Isn't it formerly?

I thought formally meant like classy (hard to describe), from the adjective formal, and formerly meant previously, from the adjective former.

Or am I just being stupid?

[Cal]

I think you're right, Eli.

[allibaz91]

^She is totally right

Formally does mean classy, or can mean officially, sometimes.

But the corect word in the case would be formerly meaning from before

[Eli]

Officially, OFFICIALLY was the word I was looking for in that sentence!

Thanks for replying people

[allibaz91]

Lol glad you found the word

[~Charlotte~]

Thanks for pointing that out, Eli! I have "formally" as my member title .. shall change it

[lollipop_lover11]

Ooh, naughty Charlotte!

[Skykat]

What if they meant to say they were formally as in officially known as their old username?

I'm being pedantic, you're right Eli it is formerly but you know I'd honestly not noticed it until you pointed it out! Useless English A-Levels!

[penny lane]

Has anybody read "Eats Shoots and Leaves"...?

I'm thinkink of getting it because (although this might be a bit weird) i find english spag really interesting! I think it should be focussed more on in the early years in school - this year my english teacher gave us - a class of 17-year-olds - a handout on the uses of the apostrophe, because some people are still making lots of mistakes, and i think that's pretty bad.