You cannot do without the adverbs that explain where something happens, like nowhere or upstairs, or when or how often, like yesterday or more. Adverbs simplify writing as well as embellish it. Latinate verbs can be swapped for those verb–adverb combos, common in English, called phrasal verbs. These replace one word with two (bad) but they use strong verbs and cut syllables (good). Illuminate: light up. Extinguish: put out. Surrender: give up. When plain stylists call for the culling of adverbs, they mean one kind: those that add the suffix -ly to an adjective.
