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Choosing between an adjective and an adverb
In some cases, both an adjective and an adverb can be used to express manner, and it is
sometimes difficult to decide which form to use. To see a relevant teacher's question,
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Words such as quick are increasingly used as an adverb, especially in informal, conversational British English (and probably even more so in conversational American English):
He gets up real quick. (Bank of English)
He probably got out of there as quick as he could. (Bank of English)
However, this use of quick is not very common in formal, written English. In the
Bank of English 
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for example, as quickly as is almost nine times more common than as quick as.
Students are advised to use the regular form quickly rather than quick to express manner.
Introduction
Choosing between an adjective and an adverb
