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[lexique]

He smiled a promise.

He what? How?

He nodded wordlessly.

Ok.

Wait, aren't nods generally wordless? I mean, I know you can talk as you nod, just as you can also moan, giggle, sigh, and other such non-wordy vocalizations, during the action. But what does the addition of "wordlessly" bring to this description? If you want to emphasize the quiet,

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[the_minx_17]

Oh good Gods, please tell me those did not come from my fics. And if they did, lemme know which ones so I can change it.

[lexique]

No, my dear, neither of these were from any of your fics. I don't think either author is on my flist, actually.