22-Oct-2004, 03:59
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 Re: Doesn't seem right...
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Originally Posted by Nahualli Quote: |
Originally Posted by Natalie27 Quote: |
Originally Posted by Nahualli shouldn't the last part of that sentence be "... as she ambled slowLY past" ?
In any case I think it's redundant to include amble & slow(ly).
am·ble
intr.v. am·bled, am·bling, am·bles
To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll.
Amble already connotes slow walking. Saying someone is ambling slowly is akin to saying someone is muttering quietly or shouting loudly.
I hope I didn't take this post out of context, I am new here. :(
-Nah- | " to amble" means to walk leisurely and you can amble fast or slow a or anything in between.
Personally, "slow" sounds good to me in this context.  | I really don't mean to belabor the point but I pulled the definiton for amble from the dictionary. You can't amble quickly, since the word describes a slow/leisurely stroll. I agree that the adverb modifying "amble" may have a definite place there. It was only my perception that it was redundant, it certainly doesn't make the sentence untrue to its meaning by leaving slow in there.
However, the redundancy of slow in the sentence wasn't the real issue here. Slow in this case, if left in, is an adverb and must therefore change form. You can't "walk slow". That's incorrect. You must walk slowly.
-Nah- |
why ask if you know the answer?  |