Writing 101
by Bill Yarrow
ran quickly — sprinted
thought carefully — contemplated
leaned back — reclined
worked hard — labored
looked briefly — glanced
shouted loudly — yelled
fell down — fell
moaned softly — moaned
lifted up — lifted
missed terribly — missed
Never forget. (Why is "shouted loudly" not "shouted"? Something for me to ponder.) *
I get it, but sometimes a redundancy can work as emphasis. And I could quibble over some of the other examples, but I shan't. Made me think. *
Stylistic choices abound. I like how Bishop uses modifiers.
Yep.*
Very WCW.
Thought carefully, fell down, missed the fav link terribly, worked hard to get lifted up to find it.
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Noted well *
Well...maybe I didn't get it. It would seem. Should try to avoid the clever stuff. Try to be prudent... And learn.
Thanks, John, Mat, Gary H, Amanda, Sam, Nicholas, and Gary P!
Thanks, James!
"Walked quickly" seems to have a precise meaning though! What about "strolled slowly"? Redundant or meaningful?
Ah, the mysteries of clumps of words!
*, Bill. Exactly. Good counsel.
Thanks, David!
Yup
Thanks, Steve!