Speedy and fast
Hello everyone,
Are the adjectives "speedy" and "fast" correctly used in the following sentences?
1. My car is 240 m/h speedy.
2. My car is 240 km/h fast.
Kind regards,
JA
Top answer
These are not standard English. They are not totally impossible in creative language. "m/h" is usually written "mph", assuming "m" is miles, though perhaps it was just a typo for "km/h".
- These are not standard English.
- They are not totally impossible in creative language.
- "m/h" is usually written "mph", assuming "m" is miles, though perhaps it was just a typo for "km/h".
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These are not standard English. They are not totally impossible in creative language.
"m/h" is usually written "mph", assuming "m" is miles, though perhaps it was just a typo for "km/h".
0We say a car is fast, not speedy.
Here is some natural English.
My car is very fast. It can do 240 mph.
Its top speed is 240.
mph, not m/h
But we often omit it when speakiig.
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