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Q&A Are -lich adjectives and adverbs critiqued in German fiction?

The anti-adverb advice for English should be (and often is) stated as specific to -ly manner adverbs; Ben Blatt has found the more highly-regarded writers use just as many adverbs, but use fewer -l...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by J.G.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:14:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31122
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar J.G.‭ · 2019-12-08T07:14:37Z (almost 5 years ago)
The anti-adverb advice for English should be (and often is) stated as specific to -ly manner adverbs; Ben Blatt [has found](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00Y8OEYQ0) the more highly-regarded writers use just as many adverbs, but use fewer -ly adverbs. This got me thinking about whether such advice exists in other languages. For example, -ment is a common adverb ending in French, so I imagine such adverbs are discouraged as well (but feel free to correct me).

Similarly, -lich is a common ending in German; but I choose that language as an example because its adverbs are "flat". For example, German has the same word for natural as naturally, so -lich is an ending for both adjectives and adverbs. Does anyone know whether German fiction writers are advised to eschew this ending regardless of the in-context part of speech?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-10-28T21:35:27Z (about 7 years ago)
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