Quote:
Originally Posted by crich70
He moved forward towards the alter.
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
What does the word 'forward' add to that sentence? Would we assume he walked backwards if it wasn't there? To me it's an unnecessary word and looks clumsy.
(And I think it's 'altar', btw).
|
Together you present an interesting example. What if for some reason it really was one of:
1) "He stepped backwards towards the altar."
2) "He stepped backward toward the altar."
3) "He stepped backwards toward the altar."
4) "He stepped backward towards the altar."
Would a rule of consistency cut out options 3 and 4? I quite like 3.