Adverbs Quote by Edward St Aubyn

“Overuse at best is needless clutter; at worst, it creates the impression that the characters are overacting, emoting like silent film stars. Still, an…

— Howard Mittelmark

I think the adverb is a much-maligned part of speech. Its always accused of being oppressive, even tyrannical, when in fact its so supple…

— Eleanor Catton

Never use an adverb to modify the verb 'said' . . . he admonished gravely. To use an adverb this way (or almost any…

— Elmore Leonard

I don't really know what an adverb is. A dangling participle? That sounds really rude. I don't know what character is, really. Plot seems…

— Colum McCann

Adverbs, we know, are meant to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. They help us understand things more clearly, more vividly, more...…

— Faith Salie

A relativist is an individual who doesn't know the difference between an adjective and an adverb.

— Bill Gaede

If you are using an adverb, you have got the verb wrong.

— Kingsley Amis

I am dead to adverbs; they cannot excite me. To misplace an adverb is a thing which I am able to do with frozen…

— Mark Twain

If you cannot answer a man's argument, all it not lost; you can still call him vile names.

— Elbert Hubbard

“To understand the difference between a good adverb and a bad adverb, consider these two sentences: “She smiled happily” and “She smiled sadly.” Which…

— Roy Peter Clark

“Some one has defined a work of art as a “thing beautifully done.” I like it better if we cut away the adverb and…

— Robert Henri

But a man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with only an argument. ... If we can lead people…

— Tommy Tenney