"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, Mar 1, 10:33:13