English grammer question
I've heard the term "overexpressed" a lot and was wondering if it would also be correct to say "overly expressed"? If not, what grammar rules does it break?
February 12, 2014
English grammer question
I've heard the term "overexpressed" a lot and was wondering if it would also be correct to say "overly expressed"? If not, what grammar rules does it break?
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You spelled "grammar" wrong.
But back to the topic, overly expressed is a much clearer way of explaining things.
Let us use "do not" and "don't" as an example. Same meaning but do not is just a more clear way of explaining it.
But when it comes to science, stick to overexpessed.
To those who don't know, "overexpressed" is used mainly in the scientific field. Specifically when proteins are overexpressed (or overly expressed?) in a cell.
exaggerated?
I don't know what that's supposed to even mean....
english is stupid, i suggest you learn a different language
Yes, you're correct. Overly is the adverb to expressed. So it would make more sense grammatically
Never heard of it before. Googling only lead me to "overexpression," a medical term? I guess "overly expressed" is correct since "overexpressed" is not a real word. What does that even mean? Like too much feels?