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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Stepped on it vs sped up my car

Hi

Could you please tell me which of these is the most natural? Any other suggestion please?

(The driver is getting very late)

Nervously, I stepped on it.

Nervously I sped up my car.

Nervously I pressed the accelerator.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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"The driver is getting very late" doesn't make good sense. Do you mean the driver is going to arrive late? If there is a driver already, why would you, a different person from the driver, need to speed up the car?

— Englishmaven

  • "The driver is getting very late" doesn't make good sense.
  • Do you mean the driver is going to arrive late?
  • If there is a driver already, why would you, a different person from the driver, need to speed up the car?
  • At any rate, the most common thing to say is "I stepped on it," though that is casual, but not inappropriate.
  • "I sped up" is not casual, and it is very common.
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"The driver is getting very late" doesn't make good sense. Do you mean the driver is going to arrive late? If there is a driver already, why would you, a different person from the driver, need to speed up the car? At any rate, the most common thing to say is "I stepped on it," though that is casual, but not inappropriate. "I sped up" is not casual, and it is very common. We don't usually menti

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1 OK

2 Nobody says that.

3 OK. We often call it the gas pedal.

Or just say 'I hit the gas'.

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