Today’s column reminds us of what an adverb looks like and when it can and should be inserted. You can recognize many adverbs easily because they consist of an adjective plus “ly.” Examples include ...

Many adverbs deserve to die. No one knows this better than an editor tasked with fixing the prose of unpolished writers. Think about how many times you’ve seen marketing copy like “Our company ...

For many years, the adverb "hopefully" has caused a tug of war involving language experts, teachers and other assorted authorities. They are tussling over how this adverb should be used. Before ...

Dog is both a noun and a verb. Play can also be a noun. Quick can be used as an adverb. Many adverbs don’t end in ly, like fast, and many words that end in ly are not adverbs, like family and ...

Writing isn't math. It has no Pythagorean theorem, but it's simple to ban adverbs. In many cases, doing so can improve the work in question, as it encourages writers—children, adults ...