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Mrs. Bluezette's Grammar Guide
apropos/appropriate/appropriately
A former producer, now a lawyer in Maryland, wrote to Mrs. B
about "apropos/appropriate."
It might be helpful to you.
One of her firm's partners said:
"We'll decide which one is more apropros."
Sounds kind of right, doesn't it?
"Apropos" is often misused for "appropriate."
"Apropos" means "concerning."
v
APROPOS your ideas for leading the show, the problem is the
lack of available photogs.
The word the law firm partner meant to use was, of course,
"appropriate."
v
We'll decide which one is more APPROPRIATE.
The adjective means "fitting" or "suitable."
Its adverb means "fittingly" or "suitably."
v
The place we gather for the morning meeting is called,
APPROPRIATELY, "the planning table."
