Still I dislike that this validates JK Rowling's claim that Jane Austen is one of her great literary influences It's like saying she's the new Shakespeare because she also likes making up words
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I guess what I'll say is that Austen is the oldest writer on the list, by a wide margin - Pride and Prejudice was 1813, when Dickens was one year old and six years before Melville was born In her time adverbs were fully accepted and embraced, especially in "women's fiction"
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So if you can out-adverb Jane Austen as a writer working in the 21st century you're really, truly, excessively, and indisputably too fond of adverbs
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haha I have issues with this metric, as discussed here. also, since Vonnegut is on this list, I should mention that the linked piece also delves into his questionable views about semicolons... : ) https://juliaserano.medium.com/the-one-only-writing-tip-you-will-ever-need-13d5de539c69?sk=47c45fce71fb180a7e398e4ff657cd74 …pic.twitter.com/oUHHb1XQZO
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I'm really not sure what the case is against adverbs? Also, I don't think there's really much difference in that full range, despite 2:1 ratio.
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