AVOID USING VERY

“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason,  and laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.”



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very
ˈvɛri/
adverb
  1. 1.
    used for emphasis:
    synonyms:extremelyexceedinglyexceptionallyespecially, tremendously
    ,immensely, vastly, hugelyMore
adjective
  1. 1.
    actual; precise (used to emphasize the exact identity of someone or something).


  2. 3.
    with no addition of anything else; mere.


    synonyms:meresimplepure, pure and simple, plainbasic

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