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WZ
12-20-2006, 09:01 PM
Is "more quickly" or "quicklier" correct? If both are, then which is more common?
And pls check if these sentences are OK:
-He was there 30 minutes earlier/later to the show.
-He was there earlier/later to the show.
-I thought he likes it.
-I thought he liked it.
Thanks.

danmahaffey
12-21-2006, 03:01 AM
Is "more quickly" or "quicklier" correct? If both are, then which is more common?Quicklier is not a word. Quicker is a word, and is a good substitute for more quickly. I believe as an adverb quicker is more common in speech.

And pls check if these sentences are OK:
-He was there 30 minutes earlier/later to the show.
-He was there earlier/later to the show.To talk about arriving early or late for the show, say these:
-He was 30 minutes early/late to the show.
-He was early/late to the show.To talk about arriving early or late when your listener already knows the location, say these:
-He was there 30 minutes early/late.
-He was there early/late.[/quote]-I thought he likes it.
-I thought he liked it.This is a form of reported speech. Both verbs must be in the past tense. So, I thought he liked it, is the correct form.