Is it, "He is talking really loudly or really loud?

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Please explain the reason for it. Thank you.

Yoong Liat · Accepted Answer

He is talking really loudly.
'loudly' is an adverb modifying 'really'.
'loud' is an adjective.

Anonymous · Answer

Eh? Have we got the wrong stick of the end?

'He is talking really loudly'

'Loudly' is not an adjective, it is an adverb describing the verb of laughing. 'Really' is another adverb, describing the degree of the adverb 'loudly'. Most words ending in '-ly' are adverbs. 'He is talking loud' is just plain wrong, except if you are writing colloquial speech of an 'ignorant' person.

Dat's wot I fink!

Dimsumexpress · Answer

Anon,

AnonymousDat's wot I fink!

First, may I suggest ? Please use proper English, because not only it is inappropriate for the subject, it also ruins any credibility you may have left.

Anonymous'Loudly' is not an adjective, it is an adverb describing the verb of laughing. 'Really' is another adverb, describing the degree of the adverb 'loudly'. Most words ending in '-ly' are adverbs.

Part of what you said is true. Pardon me if I am wrong. If I read your post correctly, you seemed to have suggested that " talking really loudly " and " talking loud " are both wrong. If so, Id like to point out your perception is all wrong.
* Adverbs can modify verbs as well as another adverb.
* There are contexts where verbs can receive an adjecitve as adverbs.
Examples:
This wine tastes (really )good!
She looks beautiful!
This name sounds familiar
He usually sleeps late
It feels cold outside today Anonymous'He is talking loud' is just plain wrong, except if you are writing colloquial speech of an 'ignorant' person.

You might want to review your grammar before making a blunt statement next time.

Akhil tiwari · Answer

Eh? Have we got the wrong stick of the end?
Absolutely. We indeed have got the wrong end of the stick.

'Loudly' is not an adjective, it is an adverb describing the verb of laughing.
Who exactly is 'laughing'? Guess you mean 'talking'.

'Really' is another adverb, describing the degree of the adverb 'loudly'.
"Really"? May be it's describing the adjetcive 'loud'.

Most words ending in '-ly' are adverbs.
Now here you got the right end of the stick.

'He is talking loud ' is just plain wrong, except if you are writing colloquial speech of an 'ignorant' person
Are you saying the Band Incognito is ignorant?

Dat's wot I fink!
Why don't you really 'fink' before 'friting'?

Regards!

PS:Do not mind the jest. Sorry if that offended you in any way.

Anonymous · Answer

That "talking loud" is "just plain wrong" is, well, just plain wrong. Loud is both an adjective and an adverb. As Webster's Dictionary of English Usage, pa. 613, points out, "Loud is most familiar as an adjective, but it is also an established adverb, as many commentators have noted. Its adverbial uses are more limited than those of loudly ... and it occurs chiefly with only a few simple and familiar verbs."

The book gives these examples:

... if he talks loud and is rude to the waiters -- Frank Swinnerton, Tokefield Papers, 1949

... and who screams loudest -- A.C. Spectorsky, The Exurbanites, 1955

... those who shout loudest against the draft -- Malcolm S. Forbes, Forbes, 1 Dec. 1970

... cheering as loud as their lungs would allow -- R. W. Apple, Jr., N.Y Times, 30 July 1981

And goes on to say, "Loudly could be substituted in any of the above passages and is the adverb of choice for most other verbs and in most other contexts."

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