Monthly Archives: February 2011

Adverbs in academic writing

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

My mind wandered to the question of frequent adverbs in academic writing today, especially for hedging and boosting (that is, making your claim stronger or weaker). A quick search of the Corpus of Contemporary American English reveals that some adverbs … Continue reading →

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