Episode

TWTS: Are we canceling adverbs?

Podcast
That's What They Say
Published
Jun 5, 2026
Duration seconds
314
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https://www.michiganpublic.org/podcast/thats-what-they-say/2026-06-05/twts-down-with-adverbs
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https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s665/audio/2026/06/20260605-twts-no.adverbs.mp3
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Summary

Adverbs don’t always get a lot of love, captured powerfully in the writing tip “Abolish the adverbs.”