Which is grammatically correct: "I find I get it done quicker this way" or "I find I get it done more quickly this way"?

darthrevan89

I believe "more quickly" would be the proper way to word that phrase. Quicker is an adjective, quickly is adverb. Since it is a verb and not a noun that is being modified, I believe the adverb is correct. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quicker Jul 18 08, 1:05 PM

elburcher

From darthrevan89's reference: Quicker is both an adjective and and adverb I can't find anything that states one form is preferred over the other. It's user preference, I believe both are perfectly acceptable. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quicker Jul 18 08, 10:42 PM

MacSpruce

elburcher is correct: quick (and its comparative form, quicker) can be an adjective or adverb, so both the examples cited in the question are correct. Other words that can be used as both adjective and adverb (as can their comparative forms) include fast (He is a fast worker; He drives fast), early, late, far, and hard. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/adverbs/xadvb1.htm Jul 19 08, 1:12 AM

Baloo55th

In speech, 'quicker' would be the most commonly found. In formal document writing, 'more quickly' would be found. There are many places where formal written English differs from the language as used popularly (Latin had the same divergence). MacSpruce raises an interesting point about comparative forms in adverbs. There is no logical reason why adverbs should not have comparatives - an adverb is a descriptive word just as an adjective is. MacSpruce's link gives a very good picture of this, and I recommend it to even those not interested particularly in the workings of grammar. The little exercise at the bottom of the page could be useful for some.... Jul 19 08, 5:59 AM