Heidi
Do I say 'I can swim fast or quickly'? Do I say, I can swim 'fast' or 'quickly'? Thank you!
29 de dez de 2015 08:24
Respostas · 7
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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 de dezembro de 2015
1
I think you could use either. I would suggest "I am a fast swimmer or I can swim quickly".
29 de dezembro de 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 de dezembro de 2015
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I think quickly is more suitable
29 de dezembro de 2015
Either is fine!
29 de dezembro de 2015
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