Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Stuck in adverb amateur hour

Years ago, I wrote a column about “whom” and the dangers of using it wrong. What happened next remains one of the weirdest moments in my writing career. A reader sent an email to scold me, but not for ...
Los Angeles Times

A Word, Please: Seven deadly adverbs to avoid in your writing

Adverbs are great, right? They let you describe how an action went down — whether it was walking quickly or sleeping soundly or yelling loudly. But if adverbs are so great, why do editors like me ...
Poynter

He Wrote Thoughtfully: Re-Examining the Adverb

Lately … I’ve begun rethinking my adverbial antipathy.For years, I’ve known without a doubt what to do if I found an adverb in my copy: exterminate the sucker ...
The Punch Newspapers

First, firstly and other flat adverbs you should watch (1)

Adverbs are of different types. Among such are adverbs of manner (like smoothly, awkwardly and loudly) and those of time (today, yesterday and now). But there is a type not commonly taught: the one ...