Hi everyone. Which is preferable? "I eat healthy" or "I eat healthily"?
R rafanadal Senior Member Asti, Piemonte Italian Jan 20, 2009 #1 Hi everyone. Which is preferable? "I eat healthy" or "I eat healthily"?
T Thomas Tompion Member Emeritus Southern England English - England Jan 20, 2009 #2 rafanadal said: Hi everyone. Which is preferable? "I eat healthy" or "I eat healthily"? Click to expand... Healthily is an adverb, which is what you want. I eat healthy is incorrect.
rafanadal said: Hi everyone. Which is preferable? "I eat healthy" or "I eat healthily"? Click to expand... Healthily is an adverb, which is what you want. I eat healthy is incorrect.
R rafanadal Senior Member Asti, Piemonte Italian Jan 20, 2009 #3 Thank you. I asked because I found so many "I eat healthy" on Google but, we all know, Google hosts so many cowboys.
Thank you. I asked because I found so many "I eat healthy" on Google but, we all know, Google hosts so many cowboys.
cyberpedant Senior Member North Adams, MA English USA, Northeast, NYC Jan 20, 2009 #4 Although TT is absolutely correct, most AE speakers, even those of us who hang out in upscale, intellectual health-food coöps, would say "I eat healthy." At this point it is still an "acceptable error" (of which there are a great many in AE).
Although TT is absolutely correct, most AE speakers, even those of us who hang out in upscale, intellectual health-food coöps, would say "I eat healthy." At this point it is still an "acceptable error" (of which there are a great many in AE).