"use adjectives and adverbs sparingly" - absolute bollocks

Short
Simple
sparingly
interesting
like the plague
mixed
black
glass
aloud
single
slowly
long
just
outer
aloud
Good
classically
constructed
direct
Good
Unbelievably
few
total

doesn't look sparing to me. adjectives and adverbs are as important as verbs and nouns.

Strunk and white have a lot to answer for.

Posted By: Dave in France on March 1st 2007 at 10:33:13

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FAO: Bigfeller. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Mar 1, 10:10:52
- That's all fair enough - and I've seen thesmallchap's response below too... (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Mar 1, 10:21:20
  - "use adjectives and adverbs sparingly" - absolute bollocks (General Chat) - Dave in France, Mar 1, 10:33:13
  - Me or smallchap? (n/m) (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Mar 1, 10:25:51
    - Smallchap - sorry... (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Mar 1, 10:29:51
- Question (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 1, 10:11:49
  - She is. (General Chat) - Johnny Comecardiff, Mar 1, 10:14:41
    - Oi! Dukey! (of Yorkey) (General Chat) - thebigfeller, Mar 1, 10:18:29
      - Ah, thought you meant "except I went mental"! (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 1, 11:04:46
    - Had her picture in the paper yesterday (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 1, 10:16:28

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