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Not really. The short word won't do if you need the adverb/adjective is required for the short one. I will say that advice is dangerous to some degree because
by runevault 4y ago
Not really. The short word won't do if you need the adverb/adjective is required for the short one.
I will say that advice is dangerous to some degree because using things like contrasting adjectives/adverbs can be an effective way to surprise the reader. But anytime you can just use a better verb/noun you probably should.
- JohnFen 4y agoThese rules, like all writing rules, are "meant to be broken". If you're a beginning writer, following them is a great idea. In part because you can't go too wrong with them, even if there are situations where breaking them is better. They are really expressions of deeper truths about the art. Even the greatest rule-breakers of great authors follow them more often than not. An inexperienced writer should follow them until they understand the deeper truth behind them. Once you know why the rule was worth stating, you know when the rule should not be applied.