Weird Al is living proof that it’s going to be up to the accordionists to save the world:
He’s right: the adjective form of the word is slow, but the word’s being used to modify a verb, so we want the adverb form: slowly.
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Weird Al is living proof that it’s going to be up to the accordionists to save the world:
He’s right: the adjective form of the word is slow, but the word’s being used to modify a verb, so we want the adverb form: slowly.
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How does “Caution Drive Slow[ly]” make grammatical sense? It’s crying out for a “:”, a ” – ” or even a “.” after the first word.
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David Janes: Baby steps, dude, baby steps.
“Slow” is an adverb form. It’s one of those words that can be both an adjective and an adverb.
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