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nitrogen on Feb 4, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Do the dead outnumber the living?

OT grammar question: I've noticed some comments from various posters use "properly" where I would have used "probably." Is this an alternate use of the word "properly" of which I have heretofore been unaware?

smilliken on Feb 5, 2012 [–]

I believe grand-parent was using the term "properly" like it is used in math, i.e. "strictly greater than".

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