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Sun 22 Jul, 2007 04:52 am
I made my way quickly/over to her.
Which is the correct word? Or is either fine?
Many thanks.
It depends what you want to say
I made my way to her.
I quickly made my way to her.
I made my way over to her.
I quickly made my way over to her.
All are fine.
"Over" is a little colloquial and conversational.
contrex wrote:It depends what you want to say
I made my way to her.
I quickly made my way to her.
I made my way over to her.
I quickly made my way over to her.
All are fine.
"Over" is a little colloquial and conversational.
I made my way
quickly to her.
Is 'quickly' in the correct position?
Many thanks.
Yoong Liat wrote:contrex wrote:It depends what you want to say
I made my way to her.
I quickly made my way to her.
I made my way over to her.
I quickly made my way over to her.
All are fine.
"Over" is a little colloquial and conversational.
I made my way
quickly to her.
Is 'quickly' in the correct position?
Many thanks.
Yes.
But just to confuse you, I think "quickly over to her" is the better way of phrasing it!
I think what confuses many people learning English is that it is not like learning mathematics. There can be more than one right answer!
In some languages, or at the least in many application situations, there only is one correct answer. Verbs in French take certain specified prepositions, and using a different preposition changes the meaning entirely.
In English, prepositions are a nightmare, and which ones are used is of a matter of choice, of options. My favorite prepositional nightmare is:
"Daddy, where did you put that book that you brought up to read to me out of?"
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