Do you agree with Stephen King that using adverbs is lazy writing?
Do you agree with Stephen King that using adverbs is lazy writing?
Nathan Barnes
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Levi Brooks
I guess Stephen King would be the expert on lazy writing
Luke Howard
Short answer yes
Long answer no
William Parker
Gotta give him points for admitting his books are shit and moneyexctractors
Justin Bell
I don't agree with the premise that Stephen King is an authority on writing.
It'd be like taking cooking advice from Ray Kroc.
Grayson Reyes
indubitably
Connor Walker
I like you.
Zachary King
Depends. Split infinitves can be a rhythmic conceit. Quirk said it follows focus, in the iambic tradition... "To boldy go" and all. Shakespeare switched up flat and regular adverbs time to time for poetic stress.
Liam Diaz
Adverbs make writing unduly lengthy; take this post for example.
Robert Morales
Yes, I also agree with Mark Twain that adverbs are lazy writing. And that passive voice is shit and you should go over your manuscript and remove every instance of auxiliary verbs to see an instant 200% improvement. Active voice or bust.