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- take it serious take it seriously - WordReference Forums
'take it seriously' is the correct phrase in BE because seriously is an adverb, while serious is an adjective (and in this case the word describes the actions of the verb take, so we need an adverb) However, I think in AE, they may consider serious to be an adverb I know there are several American phrases in which they use British adjectives as though they were adverbs I don't know if this
- More serious vs more seriously - WordReference Forums
I understand that “seriously” is an adverb I’m wondering if I’m using the two words “more serious” and the two words “more seriously” correctly in the following sentences: He was much more serious when playing poker against me last night He has started to focus on his studies more seriously
- take oneself too seriously - WordReference Forums
What does it mean by " they don't take themselves too seriously? Creative people aren't afraid to look foolish at times, to generate unusual ideas They tend not to take themselves too seriously My suggestion: Creative people don't think they are too valuable to lose their face???
- take something lt;earnestly gt; lt;seriously gt; | WordReference Forums
I was given this sentence by a student after we discussed the use of the word earnest vs earnestly I know that my student has simply switched the word "seriously" with the word "earnestly" in this sentence and now I am wondering, why is it that we can "take something seriously" but when we say
- seriously严肃地说 严格说来 - WordReference Forums
(Seriously ) 这种括号里的文本怎么处理好？ 融入句子里面有点奇怪，直接按原文又太翻译腔了 依照法律，地方县的书记员（同样由选举产生）被委派为巡回法院的书记员，但并不隶属于法院系统。
- Treat seriously Take seriously - WordReference Forums
Hi, Which is idiomatic to say? Your job is something you need to treat seriously Your job is something you need to take seriously I prefer the first one because the second might cause misunderstanding, especially the word "take", but these two possible choices were from me I am not sure
- I mean, seriously? - WordReference Forums
I mean, seriously? I spend hours cleaning the whole house and then she wants to know why I haven't cleaned the table (the implication being that the thing left to do is so small, it pales into insignificance compared to what has been accomplished) Me preguntó por qué no había limpiado la mesa Quiero decir, ?en serio?
- take study seriously vs. be serious about study
Hello, my friends, I was wondering whether "take study seriously" means be "serious about study": 1) "I take study seriously " 2) "I am serious about study " Thoughts and context: I want to know whether there is any difference between them and can they be used interchangeably I told my
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