Adjective or adverb

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Adjective or adverb

mia001

Adjective or adverb

Dear all,

I found: Okay, I realized pretty quick that he wasn�t technically �dead �. He was undead.

(from: House of Night - Marked - p.c. and Kristin Cast)

In my opinion it should be quickly. Is quick colloquial and also accepted?

Thank you for answering my question

mia001

6 Apr 2012

nemorigby

Hey Mia!

Quickly is correct. Quick is an �americanism �, I believe, and is definitely in common usage there.

Hope this helps,

Nemo

6 Apr 2012

ueslteacher

Please read the note on usage here http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/quick_2

And btw it �s not necessarily an Americanism.

Sophia

6 Apr 2012

MoodyMoody

We do hear "quick" used in this context in the USA, but it is still considered non-standard. It sounds uneducated to me.

6 Apr 2012

mia001

Dear nemorigby, ueslteacher, Moody Moody,

Thank you very much for your replies. This is very reassuring.

mia001

7 Apr 2012