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  1. adam-p revised this gist Dec 17, 2015. No changes.
  2. adam-p revised this gist Dec 15, 2015. 1 changed file with 13 additions and 6 deletions.
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    * [fair](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [far](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [fast](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [fine](http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/do-all-adverbs-end-in-ly?page=all)
    * [flat](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [hard](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [high](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [kind](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [late](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [long](http://blog.writeathome.com/index.php/2015/06/safe-or-safely-smart-or-smartly-flat-adverbs/)
    * [loud](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [near](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [quick](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [right](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [safe](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [safe](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/) ([dict](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe))
    * [sharp](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [slow](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [soon](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    @@ -30,16 +32,21 @@
    * [tough](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [wrong](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)


    Not flat, but also not `-ly`(?):
    * [however](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [quite](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [very](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [fresh](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fresh#Adverb)


    Antiquated(?):

    * [dreadful](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [exceeding](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [grievous](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [marvelous](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [monstrous](http://blog.writeathome.com/index.php/2015/06/safe-or-safely-smart-or-smartly-flat-adverbs/)
    * [terrible](http://bridgingtheunbridgeable.com/2011/12/13/flat-adverbs/)
    * [wonderful](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)


    Not flat, but also not `-ly`(?):
    * [however](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [quite](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [very](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
  3. adam-p revised this gist Dec 14, 2015. 1 changed file with 14 additions and 0 deletions.
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    * [bad](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [bright](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [cheap](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [clean](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [clear](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [close](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [deep](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [different](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [easy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb)
    * [even](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [fair](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [far](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [fast](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [flat](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [hard](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [high](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [kind](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [late](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [loud](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [near](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [quick](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [right](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [safe](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [sharp](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [slow](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [soon](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [straight](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [sure](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [tight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb)
    * [tough](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [wrong](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)

    Antiquated(?):

    @@ -29,3 +37,9 @@ Antiquated(?):
    * [grievous](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [marvelous](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [wonderful](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)


    Not flat, but also not `-ly`(?):
    * [however](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [quite](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
    * [very](https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/wc/when-adverbs-fall-flat/)
  4. adam-p revised this gist Dec 13, 2015. 1 changed file with 31 additions and 2 deletions.
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    [easy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb)
    [tight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb)
    * [bright](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [clean](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [close](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [deep](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [different](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [easy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb)
    * [far](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [fast](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [flat](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [hard](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [high](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [kind](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [loud](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [near](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [quick](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [right](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [sharp](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [slow](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [soon](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [straight](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)
    * [sure](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [tight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb)
    * [tough](http://www.dailywritingtips.com/flat-adverbs-are-flat-out-useful/)

    Antiquated(?):

    * [dreadful](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [exceeding](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [grievous](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [marvelous](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
    * [wonderful](http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/flatadverbterm.htm)
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    [easy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb)
    [tight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_adverb)