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Mashmellow Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

really slow and real slow

0 can anyone explain the difference between them? I never learned "real slow" in any gramma book but i found native speakers use it a lot. thank you. 0-
  

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0"Really slow" is slower than "real slow." You could probably interchange the two if you wanted. But to use "really slow," you are implying a very, very slow movement. Walking is real slow, crawling is really slow. 02br
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00Consider this... "real cold" would be around 30-40 degrees F and "really cold" would be around 20 degrees F and even colder. So, it can be said that "
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0Hi guys,02br
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00I just see 'real slow' as a substandard form of 'really slow' that is very common in speech. 02br
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00Personally, I wouldn't say 'real slow' if I were talking to the Queen of England, or sitting in a job interview. 05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0 Real slow is not correct in BrE, and would be heard as an Americanism. 0-
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