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by miroljub 1232 days ago
That's one of the examples that could help you spot non-native speakers (me included).

I would regularly say: "I ran home as fast as possible", while a native speaker would just use: "I rushed home".

On the second reading, my first sentence may read: "That's one of the examples that give out non-native speakers".

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i would say simply "i ran home." if what you want to indicate is running using your legs. "rushed" could mean all sorts of things, but might also be good.