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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
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drive slowly or drive slow?

0 I got into a taxi, and the taxi driver drove very fast. What should I say if I wanted the taxi driver to slow down the speed?02br
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00Can I say " drive slowly"? What do you, native speakers, usually say?02br
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00Thank you 0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10MyShirley12cite 12br 10 I got into a taxi, and the taxi driver drove very fast. 12br 12br 10Can I say " drive slowly"? 12br 12br 10Thank you 12br 12br 12blockquote 10For me, "please drive slowly".

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10MyShirley12cite 12br 10 I got into a taxi, and the taxi driver drove very fast.
  • 12br 12br 10Can I say " drive slowly"?
  • 12br 12br 10Thank you 12br 12br 12blockquote 10For me, "please drive slowly".
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01cite10MyShirley12cite12br
10 I got into a taxi, and the taxi driver drove very fast. What should I say if I wanted the taxi driver to slow down the speed?12br
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10Can I say " drive slowly"? What do you, native speakers, usually say?12br
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10Thank you 12br
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0Would you mind slowing down a bit?02br
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00Could you slow down please.0-
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0A tactful (or sarcastic) way to let him know he is driving too fast....." I am not in a hurry, You can take your time".0-
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01cite10Goodman12cite10A tactful (or sarcastic) way to let him know he is driving too fast....." I am not in a hurry, You can take your time".12br
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10True,but, the cab driver might say , "Well, sir you are not in a hurry, but I have to really hurry to get the next customer".05001
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0Gramatically it's correct to say "drive slowly" as "slowly" is an adverb, and adverbs describe adjectives or verbs (or other adverbs as it happens). "Drive" is of course a verb, thus it is "drive slowly." Unfortunately many people fail to grasp this, and you will constantly hear "drive quick" or "drive slow"; to avoid it, all that is needed is to think about what you're actually saying, which i
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Actually, saying "drive slow" is equally correct. Look up flat adverbs.
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So does this mean that when saying ' you should drive slow here' , the correct way to say it is 'one should drive slowly here'?
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"Em why are you speeding??? Can you please drive
Slowly?? If someone ask you why you told him why
Are him speeding?? First we don't know why he
speeding, Two we asked them ,Three we would find
Why..We just don't even rushed for....Be patient..
He felt boring so he drive faster....( I guess so...Could be)
That is......
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Which is correct? Drive slow or drive slowly.

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