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[jays]

Is the following sentence correct?
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It's raining heavy.

[CP]

Since it describes how it is raining, it should be an adverb, hence, "It is raining heavily." However, you are more likely to hear:

"It's raining hard." I know, it's not an adverb, but that's what people say.

"It's raining cats and dogs."

"It's really coming down hard!"
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[Mary W. Ng]

[CP]

Thanks, Ms. Ng. I'm trying hard to learn this language, too. . . .
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[Mary W. Ng]

Hi CP,

You're being modest. English is an easy language to learn but takes more than a lifetime to master. I'm trying hard to learn the language too.
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[CP]

Ms. Ng,

". . . takes more than a lifetime to master." That's really what I was implying. All of us are learning the language, even if we think we know it pretty well. I welcome correction of my errors, and my thanks were sincere.
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