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Seal it tight? Or seal it tightly?
Seal it tight? Or seal it tightly?
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- English (US)
Both are fine, but "seal it tight" is more casual.
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"TIGHTLY" is grammatically correct (since it's an adverb.. most ending in -ly. it's modifying the verb TO SEAL).
But... we've gotten lazy. people will say both.
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another example is when people say I EAT HEALTHY.
it should be... I eat HEALTHFULLY (adverb.. modifying EAT).
"HEALTHY" is an adjective. But... we say it!
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