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Too many adverbs? #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:58 am   Too many adverbs?
 

Hi, I have found this sentence in the company brochure of a language school:

Although the [company name] has grown considerably since opening, it is happily still a relatively small school with a famously friendly touch.

Now, I have counted 5 adverbs in this sentence and I think that's too many. It's difficult to understand the meaning of the sentence, especially if English is not your first language. What is your opinion on this?
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Too many adverbs? #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 28, 2006 13:26 pm   Too many adverbs?
 

I don't think it's so much the number of adverbs, but the presence of so many ending in -ly. The sentence sounds like "ly ly ly ly ly ly..." However, I don't find it hard to understand. Let's see what other native speakers think.
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