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...dictionary does not approve of that favorite adverb of U.S. TV announcers, "momentarily," when used to mean "in a moment"; the only accepted definition is "for a moment." As a second meaning, "hopefully" used for "perhaps" or "possibly" is included, but with a warning that many people regard it as unacceptable. A reader who glumly discovers that "uninterested" is given as a second meaning for "disinterested" perks up when Hawkins complains that such a definition "obscures a useful distinction between disinterested (unbiased) and uninterested (not interested)." There will always be an England. Meanwhile a team of editors is getting ready...
...every-adverb-in-the-book-fantastic Lew Alcindor, the youthful -- four sophomores and junior captain Mike Warren -- Uclans drubbed upstart Dayton 7964 at Louisville Saturday night...
...hundreds of Swifty-sparked readers who haven't been heard from. So, as an extra inducement for you to send in your inspirations, we've decided to offer five-year subscriptions to the TIME Reading Program as prizes for the best TIME Swifty and the best ADverb received by July 15th. Every two months for the next five years, winners will receive three or four books, especially selected by TIME'S editors for the importance of their ideas and the excellence of their writing. We may even award more than one prize in each category-for that...
...habit of saying 'the true facts are these,' we shall come under suspicion when we profess to tell merely 'the facts.' If a crisis is always acute and an emergency always grave, what is left for those words to do by themselves?" ¶ The Superfluous Adverb: e.g., definitely harmful, irresistibly reminded, or literally (as in the news report that Mr. Gladstone "sat literally glued to the Treasury Bench," to which Punch once added: " 'That's torn it,' said the Grand Old Man, as he literally wrenched himself away to dinner"). ¶ Verbosity...
...adjective, "competent" has acquired an almost pejorative meaning in reviews; and that is a pity because, when joined with the still honorable adverb "highly," it forms a concise description of the Tufts College Theatre's All My Sons production. With a few exceptions, in balancing directions, the Tufts players show very steady ability that misses brilliance only because it is interpretive, not creative. Taking rather unsubtle characters, full of complexes but not complications, the cast generally reads with great intelligence and skill, but most of the actors do little to improve on Arthur Miller's material...