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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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  1. A brief burst of machine-gun fire was faintly heard.
  2. A brief burst of machine-gun fire was heard faintly.

Where should faintly be?

  

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anonymous Where should faintly be? Nowhere. Adverbs are deadly poison to fiction.

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Where should faintly be?
  • Nowhere.
  • Adverbs are deadly poison to fiction.
  • Adjectives just make it feel a little sick.
  • And the passive voice has no place in action.
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anonymousWhere should faintly be?

Nowhere. Adverbs are deadly poison to fiction. Adjectives just make it feel a little sick. And the passive voice has no place in action.

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anonymousWhere should faintly be?

Before 'heard'.

CJ

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