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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Rapid vs Prompt vs Quick

When we use prompt and when we use rapid or quick.
Prompt dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour.
We promise prompt courteous service, and the best prices in town.
Without the prompt action of the emergency room staff, he surely would have died.
  

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Prompt = quickly on time/in time . Vigorous dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour. We promise prompt, courteous servi ce an d the best prices in town.

— Mister Micawber

  • Prompt = quickly on time/in time .
  • Vigorous dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour.
  • We promise prompt, courteous servi ce an d the best prices in town.
  • Without the prompt action of the emergency room staff, he surely would have died.
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Prompt = quickly on time/in time.

Vigorous dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour.
We promise prompt, courteous service and the best prices in town.
Without the prompt action of the emergency room staff, he surely would have died.
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So prompt is not make sense. I was suspicious about that, but it was on a book. Emotion: smile
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'Prompt dancing'? -- no, it makes no sense, not even if it is in a book.
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Emotion: tmi Thanks, it is a shame for that book, not for me
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And I would appreciate if you tell me difference between rapid and quick.
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I see none in meaning. No doubt they each have their own collocations (rapid response system, a quick fix, etc.).
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I see, but perhaps rapid is more about speed itself and single action but quick has something to do with a process. What do you think? I looked at Cambridge:

quick /kw?k/ adjective



1. happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a short time

It's a quick journey.
I had a quick coffee and left the house.

I only had time for a quick gla
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