Help with adverbs in a tag line.

[craiglee]

Hi,

Not being English native speaker I want your feedback on a tag-line for a personal blog about health focused on food, exercise and spirituality.

"Eat clean, move freely, live consciously"

Not sure about the "-ly".
Is "Eat clean, move free, live consciously" better?
"Eat cleanly" sounds wrong and seem to refer to table manners rather than what you eat.

What do you think?

[J&K Tutoring]

Stay with your original for these reasons:

1. Your first instinct is usually your best.
2. It's a personal blog, so should reflect your way of speaking, not necessarily some 'perfectly correct' grammar.
3. I think it best expresses what you want to say. You're right that 'eating cleanly' sounds like you just want people to be tidy, and 'move free' sounds more like a statement on Human Rights than about exercise.

Keep it simple and make it your own voice, your own words- go for it!

[Barb_D]

While I agree that it's yours and you need to use the words and voice that work for you "eat clean" and "eat cleanly" both sound odd to me. I do eat in a clean environment. I wash my food. To tell me to "eat clean[ly]" is very odd. It's so odd that it interrupts my reading of the rest of what you have.

Do you mean "eat well"?

[TheParser]

Hi,

Not being English native speaker I want your feedback on a tag-line for a personal blog about health focused on food, exercise and spirituality.

"Eat clean, move freely, live consciously"

Not sure about the "-ly".
Is "Eat clean, move free, live consciously" better?
"Eat cleanly" sounds wrong and seem to refer to table manners rather than what you eat.

What do you think?

***** NOT A TEACHER *****


(1) You say that you want some tag lines for a blog devoted to

food, exercise, and spirituality.

(2) I most respectfully suggest that tag lines should be snappy (short and

to the point).

(a) I believe that many Americans prefer adjectives, not adverbs (and certainly

not -ly adverbs), for tag lines.

(3) Here are some tag lines used in the States:

Eat smart.

Keep fit.

Think positive.

[craiglee]

Thanks for the input!
I'll go with my original tag-line.