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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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quick or quickly

0Hey everyone. Any help would be welcome!02br
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00It was a lovely surprise to receive a message so QUICK/QUICKLY from you (I think quickly)02br
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00You don't walk as QUICK/QUICKLY as he does (I think...quickly...maybe!)02br
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00You need to call her QUICK/QUICKLY (Quickly?)02br
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00You need to call her, QUICK/QUICKLY (As there is a comma, I think quick)02br
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00Thanks!0-
  

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0In "proper" conversational and written English, the first three should all be "quickly" (though some dialects might use "quick"). In #3 more people of all persuasions might say "quick" in conversation, or even in informal writing (though never in formal writing). 02br 02br 00Given the way you've punctuated #4, this, again should be "quickly" in "proper" English in my opinion.

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  • 0In "proper" conversational and written English, the first three should all be "quickly" (though some dialects might use "quick").
  • In #3 more people of all persuasions might say "quick" in conversation, or even in informal writing (though never in formal writing).
  • 02br 02br 00Given the way you've punctuated #4, this, again should be "quickly" in "proper" English in my opinion.
  • "Quickly" qualifies "call" adverbially in the usual way, but there's a slight pause before the "quickly" sentiment is expressed (kind of like "You need to call her ...
  • ") It is possible for "quick" to be an exclamation that urges the person to hurry up, rather than an adverb qualifying "call".
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0In "proper" conversational and written English, the first three should all be "quickly" (though some dialects might use "quick"). In #3 more people of all persuasions might say "quick" in conversation, or even in informal writing (though never in formal writing). I might myself.02br
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00Given the way you've punctuated #4, this, again should be "quickly" in "proper" Englis
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