Are You Using Adverbs Correctly? Adverbs get a bad rap in writing critiques, but do they deserve the criticism?

Word Smarts ^ | 12/12/2024 | Bennett Kleinman

[Larry Lucido]

[For example, “Beatrice yelled loudly” is redundant]

When the librarian shushed me, I yelled softly.

So there.

[HonorInPa]

M adverb pet peeves are:

1. Using importantly instead of important - as in, “most important...” In this case “important is an adjective modifying the noun, not modifying the verb.

2. Adding ‘ly’ to a counting list - as in, Firstly, Secondly, etc.

Bit of a grammar nazi, I know, but I paid attention in English class.

[bigbob]

Good luck getting this out of your head all day:

https://youtu.be/dDwXHTcodNg

[sjmjax]

My favorite:
That’s pretty ugly!

[fruser1]

You can spot the bias in the press wherever they use adjectives and adverbs.

[Hatteras]

Did you literally yell softly?

[wardaddy]

Actually is actually way overused

It’s often first adverb a toddler or child uses

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Using importantly instead of important - as in, “most important...”

How about BIGLY? Is that even a word before Trump ran for President?

[wardaddy]

Off subject

But has anyone else noticed how empathy is so often now overused incorrectly for sympathy?

[Larry Lucido]

I started singing “Killing me softly with his song” at full whisper.

[gundog]

“Majorly” annoys me.

[GreenLanternCorps]

Beat me to it!

Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here!

[Political Junkie Too]

Funny, my pet peeve is leaving off the "ly" on adverbs, as in, "he ran quick."

-PJ

[Hatteras]

Haha, yes!

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Keep it handy.

[ClearCase_guy]

Over use of adverbs is a grammatical error up with which I will not put.

[bigbob]

Indubitably!

[Political Junkie Too]

LOL!

"Bigly" was the LAAP-dog media's attempt to smear President Trump as a dummy. He was actually saying "big league" as if to suggest that something was very important or would take a major effort to accomplish.

-PJ

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I thought about it criticismly and determined thst adverbs must be used be used wellly.