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Bookmark or Share- take it serious/take it seriously - WordReference Forums'take it seriously' is the correct phrase in BE because seriously is an adverb, while serious is an adjective (and in this case the word describes the actions of the verb take, so we need an adverb). However, I think in AE, they may consider serious to be an adverb.
- It's high time you should...? - WordReference ForumsIt's an MCQ. Listen here, young man. It's high time you _____ working a bit more seriously. Don't you realise that you've already wasted the first five weeks of term? a) started b) start c) are starting d) should start I know that (a) is the correct answer. (It is high time that [somebody]...
- Like seriously - WordReference ForumsI would like to avoid going into details, but I asked for a certain behaviour in a health & sexuality forum, and while some people agreed with me, two persons just answered "like seriously", so I don't know if they don't share my point, don't believe it, think I'm so eccentric or what.
- take study seriously vs. be serious about studyI was wondering whether "take study seriously" means be "serious about study": 1) "I take study seriously." 2) "I am serious about study." Thoughts and context: I want to know whether there is any difference between them and can they be used interchangeably. I told my friend that my attitude toward study is serious.
- Treat seriously/Take seriously | WordReference ForumsAs a bit of documentation of this statement, with which I agree: "take seriously" gets 6.8 million Google hits, "treat seriously" gets 126,000. While Google hit counts are not exactly definitive research, when one phrase appears over 50 times as often as the other, it means something.
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