Quick, fast, quickly, english english

BlueMak · May 20, 2008, 03:09 AM

1) When to use and not to use Quick, Fast, Quickly?

2)Your english is or Your english are?

3)Good, Well, Nice, same as the 1). ?

IEMC · May 20, 2008, 03:15 AM

Is this serious?

1) Quick and fast are interchangeable, both being adjectives and adverbs. Quickly shouldn't even belong in that list, though, it's past tense.

2) Your English is. English is definitely singular.

3) Good and well are always mixed up, depends on the situation, though. Cant always interchange them, if at all.

I think I took this way too literally.

**dj_stick** · May 20, 2008, 09:24 AM

Quickly is not past tense (it doesn't even have one), it's a word that describes an action...

Al_Vampyre · May 20, 2008, 11:27 AM

Asking for English advice on this forum is like asking me the best way to give up smoking...enlightening but hardly trustworthy!

1 - Quick, fast, and quickly - Quick and fast are interchangeable when used as adjectives but not necessarily in other circumstances;

"Quick" said John "We'll miss the train!" is correct
"Fast" said John "We'll miss the train!" is not

'Quickly' as dj_stick pointed out is an adverb

2 - Your English is/Your English are...'Is' is used where the subject is singular, so in this case the correct one is 'Your English is' because you are talking to one person about their English. If you were talking about the English it would be 'are' as, unfortunately, there is more than one English person (

). So to recap English (language) - singular - therefore 'is'; English (people) - plural - therefore 'are'.

3 - Good/Well/Nice - Good and Nice are both adjectives (used to describe a noun) so they are interchangeable as in 'Good car' or 'Nice car'. On a side note many people dislike the word 'nice' as it has lost any real meaning. My English teacher went nuts if anyone used the word 'nice'.

Well - This is a bit more tricky, well can be an adverb or an adjective (can also be an interjection or a noun - but you're not asking about that), however, in general usage it is only used as an adjective when talking about someone's health i.e. 'He is well' means he is not sick...

English is (singular!) a bitch of a language because we have so many words that are the same but have different meanings depending on how they are used.

BlueMak · May 20, 2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IEMC

Quickly shouldn't even belong in that list, though, it's past tense.

Dude!.....DUUUUDDDEEEE!!!!

**kris23** · May 20, 2008, 02:27 PM

lol

sorry i failed English in 2nd grade so i forgot all this shit..... all i do is write papers now

IEMC · May 21, 2008, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueMak

Dude!.....DUUUUDDDEEEE!!!!

At the time I could only think of sentences where quickly is past tense, like

"Joe quickly ran to the store", but I just remembered that "Joe is running quickly" is present, so it's not just past.

Neshi · May 30, 2008, 03:20 PM

This reminded me of a site I once found, with all kinds of english (grammar) errors. It gives an explanation as well!

Common Errors in English

BlueMak · May 30, 2008, 03:31 PM

Thank you.

SFOSOK · May 30, 2008, 08:42 PM

What the hell is this English you speak of?

May 20, 2008, 03:09 AM	#1
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,471 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Quick, fast, quickly, english english 1) When to use and not to use Quick, Fast, Quickly? 2)Your english is or Your english are? 3)Good, Well, Nice, same as the 1). ? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

May 20, 2008, 03:15 AM	#2
IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 770 Rep Power: 55 System Specs	Is this serious? 1) Quick and fast are interchangeable, both being adjectives and adverbs. Quickly shouldn't even belong in that list, though, it's past tense. 2) Your English is. English is definitely singular. 3) Good and well are always mixed up, depends on the situation, though. Cant always interchange them, if at all. I think I took this way too literally. __________________ Last edited by IEMC; May 20, 2008 at 03:31 AM.

May 20, 2008, 11:27 AM	#4
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Asking for English advice on this forum is like asking me the best way to give up smoking...enlightening but hardly trustworthy! 1 - Quick, fast, and quickly - Quick and fast are interchangeable when used as adjectives but not necessarily in other circumstances; "Quick" said John "We'll miss the train!" is correct "Fast" said John "We'll miss the train!" is not 'Quickly' as dj_stick pointed out is an adverb 2 - Your English is/Your English are...'Is' is used where the subject is singular, so in this case the correct one is 'Your English is' because you are talking to one person about their English. If you were talking about the English it would be 'are' as, unfortunately, there is more than one English person (). So to recap English (language) - singular - therefore 'is'; English (people) - plural - therefore 'are'. 3 - Good/Well/Nice - Good and Nice are both adjectives (used to describe a noun) so they are interchangeable as in 'Good car' or 'Nice car'. On a side note many people dislike the word 'nice' as it has lost any real meaning. My English teacher went nuts if anyone used the word 'nice'. Well - This is a bit more tricky, well can be an adverb or an adjective (can also be an interjection or a noun - but you're not asking about that), however, in general usage it is only used as an adjective when talking about someone's health i.e. 'He is well' means he is not sick... English is (singular!) a bitch of a language because we have so many words that are the same but have different meanings depending on how they are used. __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain.

May 20, 2008, 02:27 PM	#6
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May 30, 2008, 03:20 PM	#8
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,383 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	This reminded me of a site I once found, with all kinds of english (grammar) errors. It gives an explanation as well! Common Errors in English __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

May 30, 2008, 03:31 PM	Thread Starter #9
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,471 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Thank you. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

May 30, 2008, 08:42 PM	#10
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	What the hell is this English you speak of? __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!