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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

slow or slowly

they usally wak very slow or slowly? which one is right and why?
  

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Anonymous they They usally usually wak walk very slow or slowly? Both are fine. They have the same meaning either way.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous they They usally usually wak walk very slow or slowly?
  • Both are fine.
  • They have the same meaning either way.
  • CJ
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Anonymousthey They usally usually wak walk very slow or slowly?
Both are fine. They have the same meaning either way.

CJ
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I would use only the adverb They walk very slowly.

Michael Swan (Practical English Usage, 2005.27) writes;

Slow is used as an adverb in road signs (e.g. SLOW - DANGEROUS BEND), and informally after go and some other verbs. Examples: go slow, drive slow.
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fivejedjonI would use only the adverb They walk very slowly.Michael Swan (Practical English Usage, 2005.27) writes;Slow is used as an adverb in road signs (e.g. SLOW - DANGEROUS BEND), and informally after go and some other verbs. Examples: go slow, drive slow.
An Americanism? Merriam-Webster (an American dictionary) has this in its usage notes:

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CalifJimAn Americanism?
I am not sure. I may just be old fashioned.

Quirk et al (1985 .405) accept drive slow, reject He slow drove the car into the garage and are doubtful about He drove the car slow into the garage.
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