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Old 05-14-2002, 08:05 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hello ,

Please help me.

Floods cause billions of dollarsworth of property damage (annual/annually).

which one is correct??? annual or annually?

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Old 05-14-2002, 09:24 AM   #2 (permalink)
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In my opinion, the correct usage is ...

Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage annually.

you can also say "...each year."

"annual" is definitely wrong.

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Old 05-15-2002, 12:22 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Ya, it should be "anually"

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Old 02-05-2004, 06:34 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Hi all
I think "annually" is a adverb that modify for "cause"
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