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Do I say 'I can swim fast or quickly'?
Do I say, I can swim 'fast' or 'quickly'?
Thank you!
29 dec. 2015 08:24
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"I can swim quickly."
In some dialects people don't use adverbs, so you will hear people saying "fast" instead of "quickly". Please don't speak like that, it sounds horrible to most native speakers.
29 december 2015
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I think you could use either. I would suggest "I am a fast swimmer or I can swim quickly".
29 december 2015
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If you read sports news, you will see that most writers use "fast". Here is an interesting page about swimming fast: http://swimming.about.com/od/freeandback/a/free_swim_skill.htm
29 december 2015
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I think quickly is more suitable
29 december 2015
Either is fine!
29 december 2015
Heb je je antwoorden nog steeds niet gevonden?
Schrijf je vragen op en laat de moedertaalsprekers je helpen!
Heidi
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