adjective

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adverb

verb

 weakens when they are close together... they give strength when they are far apart.

When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them--then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are far apart. Mark Twain

is overused --- When in doubt, strike it out.

As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.

is overused --- When you catch one, kill it.

When you catch an adjective, kill it - perhaps the best possible advice for budding writers. Mark Twain

The adjective is the enemy of the noun. Voltaire

is a delicate thing. One ought to pick them as one would a diamond or a mistress.

Pick adjectives as you would a diamond or a mistress.

is delicious as a salad, with each element contributing its individual and unique flavor. A puree of adjective soup, by contrast, tastes yecchy.

Adjective salad is delicious, with each element contributing its individual and unique flavour... but a puree of adjective soup tastes yecchy.

 was once-powerful and yet has been made meaningless by the world of advertising

Once-powerful adjectives have been made meaningless by the world of advertising

A noun is not a word; it’s an image forming out of an alphabetic mist. A verb is a blurred noun. An adjective is a noun’s coat of paint. An adverb is a verb’s extravagant flourish. And the other parts of speech just don’t matter. Newer Posts Older Posts Home

adjective, n.Definitions

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