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perilously vs dangerously #1 (permalink) Sun Jan 02, 2011 15:54 pm   perilously vs dangerously
 

Hello,

Is it possible to use the word dangerously instead of perilously in the following sentence from NY Times:

Across the nation, a rising irritation with public employee unions is palpable, as a wounded economy has blown gaping holes in state, city and town budgets, and revealed that some public pension funds dangle perilously close to bankruptcy.

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perilously vs dangerously #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 02, 2011 16:26 pm   perilously vs dangerously
 

Yes, you can. 'Perilously' sounds more dramatic to me.

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