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What's wrong with "quick" as an adverb? As in "get rich quick" or
"do something as quick as lightning". The adverbial use of quick goes
back to at least the 13th century, and the OED gives examples from
Shakespeare, Milton, Chesterfield, and Dickens, among others (although it
does say that "this use is now usually avoided in educated speech and
writing").
For example, in "On a Mourner" (1865) Tennyson, wrote:
"And on thy heart a finger lays,
Saying, 'Beat quicker, for the time
Is pleasant, and the woods and ways
Are pleasant, and the beech and lime
Put forth and feel a gladder clime.'"
And why not "have"? It is as good as "experience", which is one of
its meanings, and indeed better for being shorter. For example, "He had a
fever when he was in Spain" (Julius Caesar). Or "Have a nice day now".
More important is the use of "side effect" rather than "adverse
effect", the preferable general term. Not all adverse effects are side
effects and not all side effects are adverse. For a discussion of the
distinction, see Edwards IR & Aronson JK. Adverse drug reactions—-
definitions, classification, diagnosis, management, surveillance. Lancet
2000; 356: 1255-9.
Change "side effect" to "adverse effect"--quick!
What's wrong with "quick" as an adverb? As in "get rich quick" or
"do something as quick as lightning". The adverbial use of quick goes
back to at least the 13th century, and the OED gives examples from
Shakespeare, Milton, Chesterfield, and Dickens, among others (although it
does say that "this use is now usually avoided in educated speech and
writing").
For example, in "On a Mourner" (1865) Tennyson, wrote:
"And on thy heart a finger lays,
Saying, 'Beat quicker, for the time
Is pleasant, and the woods and ways
Are pleasant, and the beech and lime
Put forth and feel a gladder clime.'"
And why not "have"? It is as good as "experience", which is one of
its meanings, and indeed better for being shorter. For example, "He had a
fever when he was in Spain" (Julius Caesar). Or "Have a nice day now".
More important is the use of "side effect" rather than "adverse
effect", the preferable general term. Not all adverse effects are side
effects and not all side effects are adverse. For a discussion of the
distinction, see Edwards IR & Aronson JK. Adverse drug reactions—-
definitions, classification, diagnosis, management, surveillance. Lancet
2000; 356: 1255-9.
Competing interests: No competing interests