1. What did you do different?
2. What did you do differently?
It seems to me the first one would might be correct in some situations.
2. What did you do differently?
It seems to me the first one would might be correct in some situations.
different vs. differently
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When the meaning is “in a different manner,” use the adverb “differently.”
In your instance, option 2.
In your instance, option 2.
Shadow is correct. In your examples, "different" would be okay as colloquial use in dialog or first-person narration where the narrator uses more casual street talk.
Differently is used as an adverb. In this case you're describing the action/verb that was different.
I agree that it would be fine as part of dialogue, since it's more common for people to ask the fist question than the second.
It could also work if you worded it: "What did you do that was different?"
I agree that it would be fine as part of dialogue, since it's more common for people to ask the fist question than the second.
It could also work if you worded it: "What did you do that was different?"
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