| MORE IMPORTANTLY |
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MORE IMPORTANT |
When speakers are trying to impress audiences with their rhetoric, they
often seem to feel that the extra syllable in “importantly”
lends weight to their remarks: “and more importantly, I have an
abiding love for the American people.” However, these pompous
speakers are wrong. It is rarely correct to use this form of the phrase
because it is seldom adverbial in intention. Say “more
important” instead. The same applies to “most
importantly”; it should be “most important.”
