Comments on: Grammar Done Right – Interview With Karen Reddick http://www.dailywritingtips.com/grammar-done-right-interview-with-karen-reddick/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: richard http://www.dailywritingtips.com/grammar-done-right-interview-with-karen-reddick/comment-page-1/#comment-53973 richard Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:08:30 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1156#comment-53973 Dear Karen I enjoyed your article (can you sense a but is coming?) but having finished it , I wondered why you used more words than were necessary. Your (ultmate )sic goal is to attract listeners. Readers are very busy people and don't have time for leisure reading (anymore). Write concisely (OOPS an adverb), "to the point ", (I thought this was covered by CONCISE or should it have been concisely. I think abandoning adverbs is a mistake: they are part of your armoury;they provide variety to your writing. Best wishes Richard (maotouying) Dear Karen

I enjoyed your article (can you sense a but is coming?) but having finished it , I wondered why you used more words than were necessary.

Your (ultmate )sic goal is to attract listeners.

Readers are very busy people and don’t have time for leisure reading (anymore).

Write concisely (OOPS an adverb), “to the point “, (I thought this was covered by CONCISE or should it have been concisely.

I think abandoning adverbs is a mistake: they are part of your armoury;they provide variety to your writing.

Best wishes

Richard (maotouying)

]]> By: Karen Reddick http://www.dailywritingtips.com/grammar-done-right-interview-with-karen-reddick/comment-page-1/#comment-53835 Karen Reddick Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:55:48 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1156#comment-53835 Thanks for posting my interview. Feel free to direct your grammar questions my way. I'm happy to help! Thanks for posting my interview. Feel free to direct your grammar questions my way. I’m happy to help!

]]> By: Terry Finley http://www.dailywritingtips.com/grammar-done-right-interview-with-karen-reddick/comment-page-1/#comment-53831 Terry Finley Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:15:24 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1156#comment-53831 Are there any saving words for the adverb? Are there any saving words for the adverb?

]]> By: Daniel Scocco http://www.dailywritingtips.com/grammar-done-right-interview-with-karen-reddick/comment-page-1/#comment-53827 Daniel Scocco Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:02:25 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1156#comment-53827 @Loden, no, we just did an interview with the author. @Loden, no, we just did an interview with the author.

]]> By: Loden Jinpa http://www.dailywritingtips.com/grammar-done-right-interview-with-karen-reddick/comment-page-1/#comment-53532 Loden Jinpa Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:19:21 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1156#comment-53532 so your endorsing this book then? so your endorsing this book then?

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