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Subject:RE: Adverbs, good or evil? From:"Robert Parker" <rparker -at- welkintech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 9 Feb 2000 08:25:11 -0800
I can't agree that adjectives or adverbs reduce, rather than increase,
precision within instructions, or that they render such instructions less
effective.
Compare the following:
a) Leave the building.
b) Leave the burning building immediately.
Which do YOU think would have better results?
Descriptively,
Robert Parker
rparker -at- welkintech -dot- com
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