This is my 100th Writing-Insight-Success post, and I thought I’d celebrate by counting down my favorite top 10 posts.
Here they are, building up to the post I like the best:
10) Editors Against Passive Voice
8) Neglected Adverbs Seek Safe Haven
7) From Grammar Geek to Grammar Freak
4) The Power of Emotion: Tapping into the Dream
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I remember an old writing rule: “meticulously shun adverbs”.
On the Oxford comma (that genteel, upper-class gent in a morning coat): I believe the key is “avoid confusion” – something brought to the public square by the book “Eats, Shoots and Leaves”.
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Sometimes adverbs are necessary. On the other hand, one shouldn’t use an adjective in the place of an adverb. That is incorrect as opposed to poorly written. 🙂
Also, I can’t argue with your Oxford comma comment although I tend to include it for the sake of consistency. (Nice use of “morning coat”!)
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