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While we're ranting about modifiers, allow me to add my rant about adverbs. Now there's a sign of bad writing for you: superfluous adverbs. Also adjectives, in some cases, when they're telling instead of showing, but it's the adverbs that really stand out. Some people can't seem to live without sticking in as many as possible (including the people who write KCNA news stories, but what do you expect from North Korea?). If your writing is bad, adding modifiers won't make it good writing; it'll make it bad writing with modifiers. Note to writers: unless you're writing in German, you do not want to make it so your audience is silently waiting for the verb.
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