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| Autor: | Dale-USA |
| E-mail: | dale_thomas2004@yahoo.com.br |
| Data: | 14/OUT/2011 3:18 PM |
| Assunto: | falar mal |
| Mensagem: |
The problem with "to speak bad" is that "bad" is a noun and what is needed is an adverb. We don't read bad, run bad, sing bad, walk bad, cook bad, etc. Right? Well, we don't if we follow grammar rules. On the other hand, "ill" can be an adverb, adjective, or noun. Looking at this from the other extreme, "falar bem" would be "to speak well". "To speak ill" is somewhat formal. We could also say "to speak badly, poorly, etc." In informal English we hear "to bad mouth, talk trash, talk dirt, etc," |
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falar mal – Charlotte 14/OUT/2011, 11:22 AM falar mal – Dale-USA 
14/OUT/2011, 1:30 PM falar mal – eddie 14/OUT/2011, 2:30 PM 
falar mal – Dale-USA 14/OUT/2011, 3:18 PM falar mal – eddie 14/OUT/2011, 6:51 PM falar mal – Dale-USA 14/OUT/2011, 8:28 PM falar mal – Sidney 14/OUT/2011, 9:15 PM falar mal – Dale-USA 14/OUT/2011, 9:30 PM falar mal – Sidney 14/OUT/2011, 10:08 PM