tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453196.post5454442937632130693..comments2023-10-28T06:15:55.960-07:00Comments on Random Banter: I love Tom Swifties, said Jason quickly.Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04704352721881854585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453196.post-15149942377862109442007-06-09T21:15:00.000-07:002007-06-09T21:15:00.000-07:00For the life of me, I can't remember how I stumble...For the life of me, I can't remember how I stumbled upon your blog, but that last Tom Swifty also had me cracking up.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453196.post-66516768418032771882007-04-13T11:11:00.000-07:002007-04-13T11:11:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment James. I admit that I'm not...Thanks for the comment James. I admit that I'm not personally acquainted with the Tom Swift books (I was more into Hardy Boys as a youth; however, the excerpt in the Wikipedia article does demonstrate the use of adverbs.<BR/><BR/>That being said, you do appear to be right about "said" being seldom used. Nonetheless, the descriptive verbs used in its stead are often coupled with an adverb.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04704352721881854585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453196.post-31707626359583673642007-04-13T10:53:00.000-07:002007-04-13T10:53:00.000-07:00You would be hard pressed to find the Tom Swifty s...You would be hard pressed to find the Tom Swifty sentence structure (quote "said Tom" adverb) in any of the Tom Swift books. <BR/><BR/>Instead, the verb "said" was replaced by other synonyms such as "cried," "murmured," "replied," etc. <BR/><BR/>I don't deny that Tom Swifties are fun but they aren't part of the true history and heritage of Tom Swift.<BR/><BR/>James Keelinekeelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006640946874012637noreply@blogger.com