The Secret Life of Adverbs
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He Wrote Thoughtfully: Re-Examining the Adverb
By Chip Scanlan
Lately ... I've begun rethinking my adverbial antipathy.For years, I've known without a doubt what to do if I found an adverb in my copy: exterminate the sucker.
Before I hit the send button, I'd call up my word-processing software's "Find" command, load the chamber with the "-ly" suffix that is the form's signal feature, and head out on a search-and-destroy mission.
On these adverb hunts, my faithful guides were writers, editors, and teachers who had painted unmistakable bull's-eyes on the target:
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He Wrote Thoughtfully: Re-Examining the Adverb
By Chip Scanlan
Lately ... I've begun rethinking my adverbial antipathy.For years, I've known without a doubt what to do if I found an adverb in my copy: exterminate the sucker.
Before I hit the send button, I'd call up my word-processing software's "Find" command, load the chamber with the "-ly" suffix that is the form's signal feature, and head out on a search-and-destroy mission.
On these adverb hunts, my faithful guides were writers, editors, and teachers who had painted unmistakable bull's-eyes on the target:
(lots more at site)
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