60 Power Adverbs to Strengthen Resumes, Cover Letters, and Everything Else
Don’t fall for the hype — adverbs are great if you learn when to use them.
Adverbs get a bad wrap.
All the time I see articles posting advice saying you shouldn’t use adverbs — it has gotten so bad that this is now the very first thing Google shows you on the matter:
Just so you don’t have to squint at my hasty photoshop work, here is the meat of it, as well:
“As a general rule, writers should use no more than one adverb per 300 words. You can either replace the ‘-ly’ adverb with a stronger adjective or verb, or remove it if it is obsolete. It is not necessary to remove every adverb, but limiting them will help strengthen your writing.”
The bold typeface is my own emphasis on the parts that I find biased and subjective.
Since being subjective is the precedent here, I’ll begin by saying I believe the thing that makes writing so special is the life that we writers breathe into our words. Using a genre to focus yourself and your style is one thing, but where does the authority to…
