"I'm going to get some bits and bobs like apples, envelopes, and a new lead for the dog." or ".and that's.". In spoken English we'd more naturally use "like" i.e. But we shall immediately see, that in this, as well as in the crater-theory, a most important consideration has been overlooked, namely, on what have the reef-building corals, which cannot live at a great depth, based their massive structures?"Īuds - I didn't see your question above until now. Btw, I disagree that namely is always used before a noun, as these examples demonstrate: " From these several reasons, namely, the improbability of man having formerly got seven or eight supposed species of pigeons to breed freely under domestication One circumstance has struck me much namely, that all the breeders of the various domestic animals and the cultivators of plants, with whom I have ever conversed, or whose treatises I have read, are firmly convinced that the several breeds to which each has attended, are descended from so many aboriginally distinct species. You could simply say, "that is", since that is what you mean. What would you suggest as an alternative in speech and informal writing? "I.e." sounds ugly in speech "that is to say" is long-winded and "to wit" is archaic. Is it because it is 'malformed', being an adverb formed from a noun? It has long been part of the language – etymonline says it has been used to mean "that is to say" since the mid-15th century. That is interesting – I was not aware that 'namely' was not considered good English. If I were learning English now it's not a word I'd learn.It was never considered "good" English and its use is dying. Over time, because of the tension concerning it's correct usage, it's begun slowly slipping out of usage. The use of 'namely' has never been a formal usage nor is it used in Academic writing. Location: London, England, United Kingdom There is no need at all however, to use any kind of literary term in your sentence, which reads better as: "The disease can be prevented by exercise, good diet and avoiding smoking." People often use it when they should use "i.e." (id est) which means "that is" and is used to clarify something. Often "e.g." - a short-form of Latin "Exempli gratia" ('for example')- is also misused. It doesn't work at all before "not smoking"! There's no commonly used noun which means "NOT smoking." The use of 'namely' has never been a formal usage nor is it used in Academic writing. So it can't be used in front of "by exercise" - only in front of "exercise". A noun, as we all know, is the name of any person, animal, place or thing.A noun 'names' things.
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