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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Real / Really - Is my way of thinking correct?
Hi everybody,
Just a little question about when to use words such as "real" and when to use words like "really
I know that, for example; "he did it really quickly" is correct and that " he did it real quickly" is incorrect.
The way i try to remember it is to think to myself: "if the first world ends with "ly", the second word should do so too (as in really quickly)"
As far as I know, "real quick" is as correct as "really quickly", so is this way of thinking correct?
Here are some examples to demonstrate my "theory"
Please let me know if it seems to work.
I did it really slowely,
I did it real slow,
She performed really poorly,
she performed real poor.
(Please neglect that some sentences above sound a little awkward, just trying to demonstrate my point)
Just a little question about when to use words such as "real" and when to use words like "really
I know that, for example; "he did it really quickly" is correct and that " he did it real quickly" is incorrect.
The way i try to remember it is to think to myself: "if the first world ends with "ly", the second word should do so too (as in really quickly)"
As far as I know, "real quick" is as correct as "really quickly", so is this way of thinking correct?
Here are some examples to demonstrate my "theory"
Please let me know if it seems to work.
I did it really slowely,
I did it real slow,
She performed really poorly,
she performed real poor.
(Please neglect that some sentences above sound a little awkward, just trying to demonstrate my point)
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Anonymous I did it really slow e ly, Correct I did it real slow, Incorrect. "Slow" is modifying a verb so needs to be an adverb. "Real" is modifying an adverb so needs to be an adverb.
- Anonymous I did it really slow e ly, Correct I did it real slow, Incorrect.
- "Slow" is modifying a verb so needs to be an adverb.
- "Real" is modifying an adverb so needs to be an adverb.
- She performed really poorly, Correct she performed real poor.
- Incorrect .
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AnonymousI did it really slowely, Correct
I did it real slow, Incorrect. "Slow" is modifying a verb so needs to be an adverb. "Real" is modifying an adverb so needs to be an adverb.
She performed really poorly, C
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I hear "real slow," "real quick," and "real bad" a lot in casual conversation - "real poor" less often. They're obviously lower register, and ungrammatical, but almost like fixed expressions. "Really quick" is extremely popular in the US lately, and is a notable exception to your rule about using (or not using) "ly" on both words. "Real quick" is also very hot lately, but "really quick" see
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Hi,
Thanks for the help.
The reason why I though "real quick" was correct is because everybody in my school and everybody on tv shows and movies use such expressions.
Good to know that they are poorly phrased sentences, thus incorrect.
Thanks!
Thanks for the help.
The reason why I though "real quick" was correct is because everybody in my school and everybody on tv shows and movies use such expressions.
Good to know that they are poorly phrased sentences, thus incorrect.
Thanks!
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