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...son’s early disses, the delightful “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, suck my dick and swallow slow.” “I’m like, ‘Honey, that’s a verb. You need to modify it with an adverb. Slowly...

Author: By Daniel J. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The All-Spin Zone | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...help but notice that the new “like” is the word “literally.” Bothering parents and professors alike, it punctuates our stories and pops up during most conversations. For those fortunately unfamiliar with the recent overuse of this adverb, note several examples...

Author: By Victoria Ilyinsky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: This Word is Killing Me, Literally | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

...saying, “Obviously, I don’t feel qualified.” Ah, but he has that one little piece of paper that means everything in this world—a Harvard diploma—and he begins most sentences with some sort of fancy-sounding adverb...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEES AND DESIST: Just Say 'Yes' to Donato for Prez | 2/21/2006 | See Source »

...Wait, that’s not how you spell [insert noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, article or ‘boo-ya’ here...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Things People Say While Reading FM | 12/6/2001 | See Source »

...year when we had so much fun at [past event that you won't remember and therefore can't dispute]? I still think about you all the time and can't wait for us to sit down over [meal time] and talk about [noun]. [Interjection]! Time flies by so [adverb]. But now, it's time for us to move on to bigger and [superfluous adjective] things. I'm writing not only to find out how you're doing but also to let you know that I'm running for Class Marshal! Isn't that [self-deprecating adjective]? I just wanted...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the (K)now | 10/6/2000 | See Source »

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