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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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What are the differences among fast, quick, speedy, and rapid?

What are the differences among fast, quick, speedy, and rapid? English is my secondary language. There words seem not always interchangeable.
  

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'Speedy' is casual; 'rapid' is slightly formal. There are no real differences in meaning but only in collocation, which you will need to learn through experience. Read more here:

  • 'Speedy' is casual; 'rapid' is slightly formal.
  • There are no real differences in meaning but only in collocation, which you will need to learn through experience.
  • Read more here:
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'Speedy' is casual; 'rapid' is slightly formal. There are no real differences in meaning but only in collocation, which you will need to learn through experience.

Read more here:

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