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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2011-08-13 01:12 pm
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2011-08-13 01:12 pm
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Lolly, Lolly, Lolly...
... the adverb argument appears again. This quote popped up in my Facebook feed:
"The road to hell is paved with adverbs." —Stephen King
And I said:
I expect writers to be able to handle all eight parts of speech competently. If they cannot, I won't buy from them as an editor or a reader. I'm not going to trim off the adverbs before handing them the English language, nor will I cut the crusts off their sandwiches.
"The road to hell is paved with adverbs." —Stephen King
And I said:
I expect writers to be able to handle all eight parts of speech competently. If they cannot, I won't buy from them as an editor or a reader. I'm not going to trim off the adverbs before handing them the English language, nor will I cut the crusts off their sandwiches.