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>perchance

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>perchance
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>Supporting the bastardization of the English language
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>thus
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>mayhap
>whilst
>heretofore
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>adverbs
>bad prose
>serious story in /lit/ critique thread where a character is only described as ''the old man''
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>>7705051
Just imagine being that guy. How ashamed you would be, and there's literally no escape from remembering.
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>...he cried
>he exclaimed
>he blurted
>he ejaculated
>anything other than "he said" or "asked"
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>Banal
>Melancholic
>Dully
>Tour-de-force
>Edgy
>Using cliches

>>7705156
>Not using adverbs
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>>7705228
>no escape

There's always death's sweet embrace
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>>7705249
-ly adverbs are nearly always inexcusable
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>>7705243
>he asked
>he said
>not just writing the dialogue and allowing the reader to infer the tone and intent from what is being said
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>>7705249
the more I read and write, the less patience I have for adverbs. they can be used creatively and, shall we say, musically, but more often than not they're just redundant.
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>>7705265
Yes, even said and asked should be used conservatively

Sometimes they are required though
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>>7705051
I get it, OP! Everyone else is too stupid to understand! You're a funny guy :DDD
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