Re: RARA-AVIS: tricks

From: a.n.smith ( ansmith@netdoor.com)
Date: 08 Feb 2000

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> Fred brings up eyes as being overly used by some writers. How true. And
> how about using "LY" words such as briskly, openly, half hardily, to
> describe action? Carl Hiaasen uses them like water. Leonard almost
never.

Adverbs are really bad.

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