grammaticality - Which is correct: "drive safe" or "drive safely ...
2011年1月10日 · "Drive safely" more specifically refers to driving in a safe manner. "Drive safe" emphasizes the end result, being unharmed when you stop driving. I'm often critical of poor grammatical constructions, but in this case, I think this is an acceptable phrase and does have a slightly different meaning or tone than "drive safely."
Single word for driving slowly? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2020年12月5日 · to drive a vehicle, especially in a relaxed way or without any specific purpose. He spent the evening tooling around the town in his new car. [Macmillan] when intransitive, often followed by along. to drive (a vehicle) or (of a vehicle) to …
"Safe Drive Save Life"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
2019年4月12日 · "Safe Drive Save Life" is the name of a program initiated by the Government of West Bengal, a state in East India. You could look it up here and here . Every time I go to the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata, I can't help but notice this …
Adverb position in "Listen carefully to what I say" [closed]
2015年5月6日 · I'm not seeing how the definition of careful unwraps the mystery here, or explains why Look carefully before you cross the street sounds natural and almost idiomatic, while Place carefully the soufflé on the countertop sounds like it has a misplaced adverb that should be moved to the beginning or end, i.e.: Carefully place the soufflé on the ...
How to differentiate "slow" VS "slowly" both as adverbs
2021年5月17日 · Except in those few cases where a flat adverb is the only alternative. You can usually be safe by using the -ly, or equivalent, form, except in those few cases where such a word does not exist, or where there is a specific idiom. "Please sit tightly", "take it easily" or "drive straightly down the street" all sound pretty odd, for example.
grammar - First, Second, Third, and Finally - English Language
Is it grammatically correct to sequence paragraphs using First, Second, Third, and Finally? If not, is there a good word that replaces Finally? Starting a paragraph with Final doesn't sound corre...
Word for someone who pays attention to details
2013年3月30日 · Observant paying close attention especially to details; quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception; alert and paying close attention.
differences - Didn't used to or didn't use to? - English Language ...
2017年4月18日 · [1] He didn't use to smoke [2] He didn't used to smoke. Only [1] is correct. The uncertainty about which form to use probably arises because the "used to" in [2] is pronounced with a single /t/ and hence is homophonous with the "use to" in [1].
Is "fastly" a correct word? - English Language & Usage Stack …
One interesting thing worth noting (that was brought up in a comment by Jimi Oke) is that there are cases of adjectives with identical adverbs that also have an -ly form; for example, we have "right" and "wrong" as adjectives and adverbs, but we also have "rightly" and "wrongly".
A single word for "someone who readily takes responsibility/new …
2015年4月4日 · a person disposed to initiate action, rather than take instructions; an enterprising person; a person with a strong drive to accomplish useful goals; especially, one whose career progresses rapidly. (Collaborative International Dictionary of English)