"The Fog Clears" grammar error

mamuso · Unread post by **mamuso** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:45 am

“It seems that reionisation must have happened quicker [sic] than astronomers previously thought.” Although the grammar is in error, we can be sure the math is correct.

I'm translating the TPOD, but I can't see the grammar error here. Please someone explain me! My english is not so good!

Unread post by **starbiter** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:32 pm

From the author,

[...]

"quicker" is an adjective: used to modify a noun.
"happened" is a verb: requires an adverb for modification, i.e., "quickly."

Correct form: "happened quickly"

mamuso · Unread post by **mamuso** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:36 pm

I think I understand it now. So it should be "[...]must have happened more quickly than astronomers[...]"
I will take this into account in the translation.
Thank you!

mamuso · Unread post by **mamuso** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:11 pm

mmm...
I'm seeing here on acceptation 19, and here that "quick" can be used as an adverb.
If the point is that, maybe Mel is being a bit too fussy with that?

tayga · Unread post by **tayga** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:24 am

It may be acceptable to use quick as an adverb but it makes you sound like an ignoramus if you do

Unread post by **starbiter** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:34 am

Again, from the author.

[...]

The word in question wasn't "quick" (which is acceptable to use as an adverb in informal speech but not in formal writing), but "quicker" (see original press release), which is the comparative form of the adjective & is NEVER acceptable to use as an adverb.

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