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Real / Really as an adverb
Hello everyone!
From what I understand, it is OK to use "real" as an adverb sometimes, for example:
"I'm not real fond of *something*";
"Now it's time for the pretty little lady to come forth with a real pretty song"
etc.
And I can guess that it is mostly used as an intensifier.
My question is this - do the older generation see it as a sloppy use of language? Is it best to avoid this "colloquial" (I suppose?) expression?
Thank you in advance.
2017年11月19日 09:36
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In proper English it's grammatically incorrect to use "real" as an adverb. If you do it at any language exam it'll be a mistake.
2017年11月19日
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My understanding is that the difference is more geographical and than generational.
Substitution of adjectives for adverbs has been a feature of American English for a long, long time. This is not a 'youth' thing. In fact, unless I'm very much mistaken, AE speakers of all generations could say "You did real good". I'd imagine that it's not impossible that a well-educated young person who's learnt how to 'talk proper' (sic) might even be embarrassed to hear their less educated parents or grandparents speak in this way.
This is not generally a feature of British English. If an English person were to say "You did real good", we'd wonder why they were trying to speak like an American.
2017年11月19日
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I am not really sure if I belong to the 'older generation', but suspect they would think it was sloppy.
But.. it depends where you live.
More explanation here:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/real
2017年11月19日
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