> . . . he admonished gravely. To
use an adverb this way
> (or almost any way) is a mortal sin. The writer is
now exposing
> himself in earnest, using a word that distracts and
can interrupt
> the rhythm of the exchange.
What I want to know is why the hell everybody seems to have
it in for the poor adverb these days? I *like* adverbs. This
smacks of part-of-speech discrimination to me.
James
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