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Old 03-Dec-2003, 17:13
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Both slower and more slowly are acceptable, but I think most AE speakers would use slower. It (slower) is less cumbersome.

Typical AE: Bill walks slower than Bob.

The use of slower as a comparative adverb is definitely not incorrect.

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