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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Fast commercial #161246 07/30/06 12:32 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk OP Carpal Tunnel OP belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 "The ability to act fast can make all the difference" There is a commercial for Shell Gas that starts with this sentence. It bugs me every time I hear it. I think they are using 'fast' incorrectly. It's an adjective and they are using it as an adverb. What do you think? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Fast commercial belMarduk 07/30/06 12:32 PM Re: Fast commercial Faldage 07/30/06 12:41 PM Re: Fast commercial belMarduk 07/30/06 01:18 PM Re: Fast commercial zmjezhd 07/30/06 01:28 PM Re: Fast commercial belMarduk 07/30/06 07:01 PM acting quickly tsuwm 07/30/06 07:44 PM Standing fast? musick 07/30/06 09:10 PM Re: Standing fast? Buffalo Shrdlu 07/30/06 09:42 PM Re: Standing fast? dalehileman 07/31/06 02:24 PM Re: Fast commercial Myridon 07/31/06 03:03 PM Re: Fast commercial tsuwm 08/08/06 02:04 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 927 guests, and 4 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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