tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032834637623040899.post8242178211311425591..comments2023-03-27T08:12:25.115-07:00Comments on Intentional Unrealities: A Rant, Because I Haven't Done One YetIan D. T. Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14117586526117570248noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9032834637623040899.post-5648949820985461512010-02-21T10:08:33.347-08:002010-02-21T10:08:33.347-08:00This is a pet peeve, but I hate it when writers ac...This is a pet peeve, but I hate it when writers act as if adverbs are evil. Why would that part of speech even exist if we're never supposed to use it? Sure, there's definitely such a thing as overusing adverbs. Sure, some writers use adverbs as a crutch to prop up a weak verb instead of using a stronger, more vivid action word. But that doesn't mean that there aren't moments when a properly-placed adverb is exactly what you need to express exactly what you mean.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066094807611338377noreply@blogger.com