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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

proper word

Are these sentences correct, specifically the use of the words , quickly and fast?

1. Brush your teeth quickly (or quick), we have no time.
2. Brush your teeth fast, we have no time.

I am referring the actual process of teeth brushing, as in don’t take a long time brushing your teeth.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

1. Brush your teeth quickly (or quick ). We have no time.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1.
  • Brush your teeth quickly (or quick ).
  • We have no time.
  • 2.
  • Brush your teeth fast .
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1. Brush your teeth quickly (or quick). We have no time.
2. Brush your teeth fast. We have no time.
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Thanks a lot, teacher.
Mister Micawber1. Brush your teeth quickly (or quick). We have no time.
So is either ‘quickly’ or ‘quick’ correct in that sentence?
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AnonymousSo is either ‘quickly’ or ‘quick’ correct in that sentence?
They are both used as adverbs in informal speech.
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I, a speaker of BrE, would not use 'quick' as an adverb.
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fivejedjonI, a speaker of BrE, would not use 'quick' as an adverb.
Right. It's in the Oxford only as US English:

adverb
informal
At a fast rate; quickly

Collins seems to approve it, though:

adverb
(informal)
in a rapid or speedy manner; swiftly
soon
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