After I proudly showed my husband this masterpiece I concocted today, he drew me a picture of a truly strong verb...
Lesson: strong verbs don't need a crew of munchkin adverbs to carry them. Maybe just a spotter- adverb every now and then...
Consider:
The very young, quite small boy ran rather speedily.
vs.
The youngin' bolted.
The youngin' wins!
CHECK OUT: Elements of Style (Strunk & White) Chapter V, section 4 (p. 71) for a short explanation whose eloquence rivals this plucky illustration by quirkygrammar.blogspot.com.
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