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Adverbs are colourful things . Despite the advice of writers like Stephen King , they can do a lot to spice up your prose.
Agatha Christie, for example, was a prolific user of them. She used regular English adverbs (those ending in “-ly”) frequently, to great stylistic effect . Take, for example, this passage from And Then There Were None :
Vera said hoarsely : ‘I don’t understand you.’ Her fingers worked spasmodically . She felt suddenly afraid of this quiet old soldier. He said musingly: ‘You see, I loved Leslie. I loved her very much…’ Vera said questioningly : ‘Was Leslie your wife?’