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>adverbs
Yea verily
>he doesn't like adverbs
>first person
>not using semicolon
>>8042091
>not using adverbs ironically
There is nothing wrong with using adverbs judiciously.
Lolly, lolly, lolly
Frantically fretting at the fantastically factitious formulation, I selectively stated secretions that argued against an adverse attitude to adverbs.
>>8042188
Damn, I'm watching these again after like 20 years, and honestly, they fucking sucked. I don't know how kids were expected to learn anything from these stupid songs.
Don't understand the image, but King explicitly states that he doesnt like adverbs. In his book "on Writing: A memior of the craft." King explains that they are so awful that they spawned thier own party game where you try to make funny adverbs such as
"She caught him in the act of masturbation. "Wait!" He jerked out."
Or
"It's not fair!" Tom said darkly.
>grammar
>>8042254
This explains why he sucks at writing.
>>8042254
>"She caught him in the act of masturbation. "Wait!" He jerked out."
I'm not very good at English grammar but which is the adverb here?
>>8042313
There is none.
>>8042318
okay
?????
>>8042313
"Jerked"
>>8042461
lel
>>8042306
Are you implying ad libs are good?
>>8042313
i suspect this is b8 but
there is no adverb
there is a pun on the double meaning of the world "jerked"
adverbs commonly end in -ly. examples in this case might have been
"Wait!" He jerked out passionately
"Wait!" He jerked out quickly
"Wait!" He jerked out incestuously
"Wait!" He jerked out noisily
etc etc etc
>>8042321
Jerked is the adverb here. It works to replace "he said." And is unnecessary. It is the same as "he shouted urgently."
>>8042483
JERKED IS JUST A VERB YOU INBRED HALFWIT
>>8042477
It doesn't technically count as an actual adverb, but the point is that "jerked out" is a bit of over sprinkling when its best to just say "he said." Jerked out and shouted sporatically are both just attempts to make sure the read knows what your character is doing and feeling, and your story should be doing that on its own.
adverbs are cool, leaning on adverbs is not
>>8042254
It's King throwing disgusting adverbs into the trash.
>>8042521
Yeah, the point is that adverbs are better for double entendres and not for actually writing something serious.
>>8042512 He said honestly.
>>8042548
How the fuck do you say a line in a honest way?
" >>8042562 " He shouted sneerily.
>>8042562
simply precede your statement with "i'll be honest with you..."
>>8042603
Or succeed it with "to be honest"
>>8042617
THIS desu
>>8042091
Might as well get rid of adjectives while you're at it.
>>8043327
THIS desuly*
>>8043575
Try writing without adjectives, adverbs or pronouns. Bonus points if you do it well.
Keep the adverb, lose the verb desu
>>8042501
There is nothing wrong with using "shout".
>verbal communication
