1-You have to run faster if you want to get on time. 2-You have to run more fast if you want to get on time. If we analyse the sentence, fast is here acting as an adverb because it is describing how we do the action (run). So far, in my opinion sentece 2- should be correct, and not number 1-. However, I listen quite often to people using the ...
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Mar 4, 2014. #4. Thank you. You can use"food" as an uncountable noun: I like fast food. I like Chinese food. Although it is less common to do so, it is also possible to use"food" as a countable noun: I love all the different foods of Latin America. There are certain foods that make my stomach hurt. When you see the plural"foods", it means ...
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Fast is a measure of speed, while quick is a measure of time. For example,"I had a great day at the race track. My stock 1968 Camaro tripped the quarter mile speed trap at a fast 102 mph, with a quick elapse time of 13.99 seconds."
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UK. English - England. Jul 17, 2013. #2."I am on a fast in Ramadan." would be a little strange. (i)" A fast" suggests that the fast is any fast, not a particular fast (perhaps a fast that only you decided to do.). You need to say" the fast." (ii)" in Ramadan" suggests that this unnamed fast takes place some time within Ramadan but is not ...
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Signal Modulation. So : to this extent. Don’t drive so fast = don’t drive at this speed (slow down) Very : to a large extent. Don’t drive very fast = don’t drive at high speed (drive slowly) Too : to an excessive extent. Don’t drive too fast = don’t drive at an excessive speed (don’t drive faster than is safe and/or legal). Note ...
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Yes it is wrong. The general rule is that in English we do not use the same concept twice in one phrase : The speed is very fast. Speed is different. Compare Carl Sagan (in Contact):"The speed of light is fast, but it's not infinitely fast." There are many examples (technical and otherwise), e.g."if your download speed is fast enough, you can ...
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Indiana. English - US. Oct 21, 2016. #7. If you are supposed to refrain from eating, but you do eat, you will say"I broke my fast." Did you break your fast today? No, I did not. In this case, I think you could say"No, I kept my fast." However, even in these circumstances it doesn't sound idiomatic.
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England/English. Apr 6, 2008. #3. D is the right word if the sentence is to read. Technology in computers is advancing so fast it is nearly impossible to keep up (don't think you need with this speed) To use (e) in your sentence it would work this way.. Technology in computers is advancing too fast for many (most) people to keep up. and to use ...
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Alabama. English US. Jan 16, 2007. #4. I wouldn't consider them equivalent 'That's fast' isn't a common idiom in the US for shocking. 'That's fast' just means speedy. It is common as an exclamation. 'That's fast!' would mean surprisingly speedy.
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English - England. Mar 23, 2017. #2. The sentences are saying slightly different things. The second sentence means 'She wouldn't make mistakes if she didn't work as fast as she does.'. This might imply that she works too fast, but doesn't actually say it. You could use 'too' instead of 'so':'She wouldn't make mistakes if she didn't work too fast.'.
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