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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

fast/quickly

01. He ate his breakfast(lunch, dinner) quickly.02br
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002. He ate his breakfast(lunch, dinner) fast.02br
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0I don't think that "fast" collocates with "eat". 0-

— Pieanne

  • 0I don't think that "fast" collocates with "eat".
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0I don't think that "fast" collocates with "eat". You drive fast, but you eat quckly.0-
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01cite10Pieanne12cite10I don't think that "fast" collocates with "eat". You drive fast, but you eat quckly.12br
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10But they say "fast food". "Every morning they fast eat fast food as breakfast" 05002br
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0 i thing the sentences he ate his breakfast not acceptable 0-
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0Over here, I hear "eat fast" more than "eat quickly", and "fast eater" more than "quick eater".0-
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00I know “fast” almost use meaning your movement02br
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00In addition, “early” use meaning time 02br
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00The “quick” may be meaning as following 02br
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00“She is quick at learning a foreign language.”00 02br
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00Use adjective someone very smart to learn 02br
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0Yes, I had thought of "fast food", too! 05002br
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00Well, then maybe it's US English?010id1
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0 I would say both are acceptable. 01i00quickly02i00 sounds a bit more refined.02br
00 One dines quickly, but one chows down fast!02br
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0I tend to disagree. Whether it’s British English or American, I think the phrase “fast food” has been coined since the 60’s when McDonald opened 00the first restaurant and accepted over time by countries, English speaking or otherwise as a daily word in their vocabulary. But that’s not the main discussion.00Though, there is a subtle difference between “fast” and “quickly”. It would seem
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0 The phrase "fast food" was first used in 1951. "The partners became old hands at sporting the type of conventioneer that will patronize their fast food service" ("Fountain & Fast Food Services" Vol 39, No 1). The first fast food restaurant of McDonald was opened in 1955. The first fast food outlet was credited to White Castle who opened it in 1921.02br
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00I know some people usually don't use fast as an adverb. E.g they would think 'do it fast' is incorrect. Even though the adjective form equals the adverb form. 02br
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00But in rooting for example, "RUN HARD!!! RUN FAST!!!", it is used. I do not know if every body would yell: "RUN HARD!!! RUN QUICKLY!!!"02br
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