My Up Comeing Fan Fiction.
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An adjective that describes an action rather than a noun. They usually have the same form as the adjective with -ly added.
e.g. That's a loud frog/That frog croaks loudly.
What I'm complaining about, and this is actually a serious point, is that they're used too frequently (there's one!) in modern literature, especially fanfiction. And yes, that includes my own.
From reading your stories, Emii, I'd say you're better than most at avoiding the bad habit.
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What's an adverb?
Oh so I'm not the only one who doesn't know then! Anyway HStorm why don't you like too many words ending in ly? How can you avoid it? Also you have put "this is actually a serious point" is actually an adverb? couldn't you have put "this in an actual serious point" instead though or does that not sound right?
A curious question is are you an English teacher/tutor?
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Sigh.
I'm not saying you shouldn't use them at all, I'm just saying fanfic writers use them too often. In particular, I feel very annoyed with myself when I use them after a track of speech. Every so often is fine, but I always catch myself using them after almost every bit of speech, "he said guiltily".
They slow stories down and are often redundant, as the words of the dialogue itself will tell the reader what the tone is. It's only when the speech doesn't let the reader know that you should use them.
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They slow stories down and are often redundant, as the words of the dialogue itself will tell the reader what the tone is. It's only when the speech doesn't let the reader know that you should use them.
Yep, I think that's the crucial point. They're meant to give the reader more of a sense of tone and texture and draw them into the piece, but if used too much can in fact do the opposite. If you're reading something and noticing the adverbs rather than immersing yourself in the story, it's perhaps the fault of the author. Having said that, I suppose the same is true of all overly-repeated forms.
Language is perhaps our greatest tool, but once the reader starts to notice it rather than read, it's not doing its intended job, in my personal opinion.
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(Could have been worse I could have used Fidjit.)
That's below the belt! You shouldn't suggest such a thing in polite company!
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Well, I suppose Fidjit as Dungeon Master and Casper as Assistant would be the worst combination. You could make it even worse by turning Captain Nemanor's hat into a plinth for Casper to "sit" on. I don't know if annoying keys "sit" or "lay", or what.
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Note to Tim Child: No digitally created VR Casper the Key in the new KM. Please.
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