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Timeoutmode Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

real hard or really hard?

Hi guys,

I'm new here and I have a quick question for you guys. Is it "I laughed really hard" or "I laughed real hard"? Thanks guys Emotion: smile
  

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The adverb "really" is grammatically correct but nearly everybody says "real hard" in informal English. CB

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  • The adverb "really" is grammatically correct but nearly everybody says "real hard" in informal English.
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The adverb "really" is grammatically correct but nearly everybody says "real hard" in informal English.

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"Real" as an adverb is common in the casual spoken English of certain regions, to the point where you'd almost have to call it correct in some dialects. To my ear, it's US Western or Southern. It has no place in formal speech and writing wherever you are. The American Heritage Dictionary calls it informal, and the Compact Oxford calls it, with admirable restraint and less admirable i
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