Experiments in Style: Break the rules

Quite a challenge

The experiments in style series has been nothing if not an exercise in rule-breaking. For example, we’re told not to use adjectives or adverbs if we can avoid doing so. Why? Because the noun or the verb or the sentence as a whole should be enough to convey what you wish to convey. Basically, the stance is that using an adverb or an adjective should not …