I prefer my adverbs to come from the ancient Adverb Forest that grows on the banks of the River Avon. It's the only place to get the really pure, English adverbs. Though I must admit that some of the adverbs English has snitched off the other languages can be . . . very sprightly.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Connie Neil - Feb 29, 2012 3:27:29 pm PST #18068 of 28380
brillig
Jesse - Feb 29, 2012 3:29:31 pm PST #18069 of 28380
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You can get some great adverbs from Brooklyn now.
Connie Neil - Feb 29, 2012 3:30:29 pm PST #18070 of 28380
brillig
Some very exuberant verbs, too.
DebetEsse - Feb 29, 2012 3:33:20 pm PST #18071 of 28380
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Connie, I can totally see the appeal, but I've heard that those adverbs are being over-harvested.
Jesse, you can, but they're all really cool, and we wouldn't have heard of them.
Tom Scola - Feb 29, 2012 3:47:51 pm PST #18072 of 28380
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
You can get some great adverbs from Brooklyn now.
Artisanal adverbs.
Beverly - Feb 29, 2012 3:50:23 pm PST #18073 of 28380
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
(cannot stop humming, "lolly, lolly, lolly, getcher adverbs here...")
Jesse - Feb 29, 2012 3:52:11 pm PST #18074 of 28380
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, you can, but they're all really cool, and we wouldn't have heard of them.
Well, exactly. I mean, I was using them years ago, but...
Jessica - Feb 29, 2012 3:52:13 pm PST #18075 of 28380
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I get all my adverbs from the CSA. Community Supported Adverbs help local adverb farmers, and they're so much fresher and more descriptive than the ones you get at those big box adverb stores.
Connie Neil - Feb 29, 2012 4:24:32 pm PST #18076 of 28380
brillig
I've heard that those adverbs are being over-harvested.
They've made great strides with sustainable vocabulary building, and the sillier ones are being used for mulch.
le nubian - Feb 29, 2012 4:42:28 pm PST #18077 of 28380
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
you are all crazy folk.
in the best way.