View Single Post
Old 01-11-2018, 02:32 PM   #30
Gregg Bell
Gregg Bell
Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Gregg Bell ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Gregg Bell's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,266
Karma: 3917598
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Itasca, Illinois
Device: Kindle Touch 7, Sony PRS300, Fire HD8 Tablet
Quote:
Originally Posted by BookCat View Post
"systematically" does suggest that he has a plan, maybe emphasise the sinister element: "is carrying out his plan to rid Chicago of its dogs" or something similar which suggest that he spends time planning the eradication of the dog population - maybe that's it! "is planning the eradication of Chicago's dogs."
I just avoid adverbs.
Tempting, BookCat. Thanks. But I think "systematically" does the sinister job. And "ridding" could be killing them and "eradication" isn't really accurate either--he's stealing them.
Gregg Bell is offline   Reply With Quote