[HPforGrownups] JKR -- adverbs & adjectives (was Re: Charm (sic) Protection Theory)

[Sherry Gomes]

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He does hate overuse of adjectives, but rants most about *adverbs*, and I 
too feel that JKR overuses these a bit.  Adverbs are those -ly words, and 
JKR loves them ... "Hermione said briskly" comes to mind (Hermione seems to 
say everything "briskly").  In King's book, he states his opinion that 
writers should lose the adverbs and find another way to state it - rather 
than "he said angrily" you could say "he shouted", or just "he said" - the 
context should tell you that he was angry.

I love JKR, love the books, but sometimes I feel if I read one more 
"Hermione said briskly", I'll scream! :)

Annette


Sherry now

The one that gets me is that at some time or other every character snarls.
and they snarl repeatedly.  Ok, I don't think Dumbledore snarls, but the
books are full of many other characters snarling.  always makes me want to
snarl.  

Sherry g