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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
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I act more confident / confidently
"I thought getting speech lessons would help me articulate my words better and improve my speaking skills so I act more confident and give a good first impression."
I have learned that act + adjectives means pretending like act dumb
And then act confidently is a better choice in the context, isn't it? Or confident is used as an adverb here?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
I have learned that act + adjectives means pretending like act dumb
And then act confidently is a better choice in the context, isn't it? Or confident is used as an adverb here?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance.
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I think it is intended as an adverb, but it does not seem like great English to me. It seems a slipshod way of saying "act more confidently". Opinions on this may vary, and I'm not sure whether there may be an AmE/BrE difference.
- I think it is intended as an adverb, but it does not seem like great English to me.
- It seems a slipshod way of saying "act more confidently".
- Opinions on this may vary, and I'm not sure whether there may be an AmE/BrE difference.
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I think it is intended as an adverb, but it does not seem like great English to me. It seems a slipshod way of saying "act more confidently". Opinions on this may vary, and I'm not sure whether there may be an AmE/BrE difference.
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