pinbong
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Hi, teachers:
I'm a chinese and I'm getting myself prepared for the spoken language lately. And I've noticed that Americans tend to use adjectives as adverbs. Maybe I'm wrong. Being a foreigner I can not tell if they're grammatically correct. The following are some examples: (The sentences in the brackets are what I think should be the correct usage according to grammar)
He's doing real good. (Me: He's doing really good )
He's doing terrible. (Me: He's doing terribly.)
.....
oh, there were a lot of examples in my head. How come all of a sudden I can think of only two?? Anyways, I wonder do British speak the same way??(I mean using adjectives and adverbs?) Are these expressions grammatically correct or not?? Or they're just acceptable in everyday speaking? Can I use them in formal writing??
Also, I've noticed that native speakers tend to omit "if" when saying an "if" clause, don't they?. Such as:
"you do that again I'm gonna beat you." (Me: If you do that again I'm going to beat you.)
Will update this post when I think of more examples.
Thanks for all the answers in advance.
I'm a chinese and I'm getting myself prepared for the spoken language lately. And I've noticed that Americans tend to use adjectives as adverbs. Maybe I'm wrong. Being a foreigner I can not tell if they're grammatically correct. The following are some examples: (The sentences in the brackets are what I think should be the correct usage according to grammar)
He's doing real good. (Me: He's doing really good )
He's doing terrible. (Me: He's doing terribly.)
.....
oh, there were a lot of examples in my head. How come all of a sudden I can think of only two?? Anyways, I wonder do British speak the same way??(I mean using adjectives and adverbs?) Are these expressions grammatically correct or not?? Or they're just acceptable in everyday speaking? Can I use them in formal writing??
Also, I've noticed that native speakers tend to omit "if" when saying an "if" clause, don't they?. Such as:
"you do that again I'm gonna beat you." (Me: If you do that again I'm going to beat you.)
Will update this post when I think of more examples.
Thanks for all the answers in advance.
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