You probably noticed this place is called Mount Scary. Well, that’s not because of the mountain. Allow me to explain. Y’see, she’s not just a yeti… she’s a scary yeti. Scary is an adjective. An ...

The handsome, articulate, intelligent man wore a bright green midriff peasant blouse. Not really. No intelligent person would do that. But I offer up this sentence not as an example of fashion sense ...

In advertising, companies typically attempt to describe brand benefits that appeal to targeted customers. Messages that center on product advantages naturally lead to routine use of adjectives in ...

In honor of Mark Twain's birthday, here's a piece of writing advice from a letter he wrote to a student named D.W. Bowser: "I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief ...

Adjectives should be rationed and adverbs questioned. When the Covid-19 was raging through the world, there was a poster: Is your journey really necessary? Let’s replace the word “journey” with ...

The names of all three of these folks have gotten the adjective treatment. | Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images (QEI), traveler1116/DigitalVision Vectors ...