toboldlywrite:

I know adverbs are Controversial, but “said softly” means something different than “whispered” and this is the hill I will die on.

Whispered can range from ominous to endearing but said softly has a twinge of regret and a hint of want to it

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    Not adverbs, but a similar lack of understanding of specific meaning: The day someone told me to replace “she said in a...
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