I find "think bright" is much more common usage, but why? In my opinion, "Think" is a verb, so it is reasonable to use adverb to describe it.
Examples:
THINK BRIGHT!
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Sign up to join this communityI find "think bright" is much more common usage, but why? In my opinion, "Think" is a verb, so it is reasonable to use adverb to describe it.
Examples:
THINK BRIGHT!
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In think bright, bright is used as an adverb. This is similar to think different. Such adverbs--whether standard or not--are called flat adverbs, because they lack the -ly ending associated with most adverbs. For example, in I had to think hard about this sentence, hard is a flat adverb.
bright
has other meaning compared to brightly
(and similarly with other flat and non-flat adverbs)?
– aryndin
Jul 20 '16 at 20:21
Some shine bright, but never seem to hang around for long.
It was unnerving how bright they shone and so I tried to look away.
The sun is shining bright in the sky and nobody else is around.
According to OxforddIctionaries.com bright can be a noun, an adjective and an adverb, which has a literary meaning brightly (see the examples).
think brightly
more correct in this case? – aryndin Jul 20 '16 at 20:11