Word order
Some rules about word order in English:
See also: Word order in indirect questions >>
Speakspeak | Word order
Some rules about word order in English:
See also: Word order in indirect questions >>
Lynne - October 31, 2014, 8:38 am
I will go quickly OR I will quickly go?
Alphonse - December 26, 2015, 2:34 am
I hope Lynne is still listening, but to answer her question, they mean different things.
“I will go quickly” means that I will leave walking fast, like I am in a hurry. I could be leaving as soon as I got to where I am, or I could be leaving hours later, but when I leave I will be hurrying up.
“I will quickly go” means I don’t spend much time where I am before I leave. I could leave very calmly, slowly, not in a hurry.
I hope that my answer is clear enough and that it might help someone some day.
Cheers
Pip - October 24, 2016, 1:37 am
They mean exactly the same. But to say “”to quickly go” is very very old fashioned..think Shakespeare lol