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'I badly need to _' and 'I want to _ so bad'


'I badly need to _' and 'I want to _ so bad' - English Stack Exchange

You are right, "I want to go to Korea so bad" is very informal. It's more expressive than "I want to go to Korea so badly," because bad has ...

I want it so bad or I want it so badly - Reddit

Both are correct. In your first sentence, “bad” is a flat adverb (i.e., it has the same form as the adjective). Flat adverbs are not ...

Which clause better uses the word 'badly,' 'I want to win so ... - Quora

... wrong, e.g., “I badly need to get my prescription fi. Continue ... “My playing is so bad that they have made me the lead guitar.” But ...

so bad / so badly | WordReference Forums

The verb, want, is being modified, so you need an adverb ("badly"). The reason you hear "I want it so bad" is just because a lot of people often use adjectives.

Are they both correct? I want to go there so bad. I want to ... - HiNative

In your examples "I want to go there so badly" is correct. It is a common error, even among native speakers, to confuse bad and badly, ...

Which one of these two is correct? - I want this so bad. - Italki

"Badly" is correct. As you are describing a verb (want), you should use the appropriate adverb (badly). 'Bad' is an adjective, and can only describe a noun.

What is the difference between "I want this so bad" and "i ... - HiNative

Both terms have exact if not similar meanings, for example I could say I want this shirt so bad or I want this shirt so badly and I would mean ...

Bad vs. Badly—What's the Difference? - Grammarly

The word bad is an adjective and should be used to modify nouns and pronouns. Badly, like most words ending in -ly, is an adverb and is used to modify verbs.