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I just read an article about overused and redundant words.

One word they mentioned was "very."

They state that the word "very" should be struck from the English language.

I agree.

I tend to use it very, very often.

posted on June 6, 2015 6:59 AM ()

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I think "very" is a useful word. Anything can be overused. I was asked recently to reduce a piece for publication by 100 words. When I finished, I could see the piece was much better. Now I write and go over it with cutting in mind. Instead of targeting words (awesome is an exception), the critics should support better English usage all around.

comment by tealstar on June 13, 2015 4:20 AM ()

comment by jerms on June 9, 2015 8:32 PM ()

Whenever I write something, I have to go back through it and remove 'just' as in 'I just wanted to make sure...' used in the same way someone might use 'simply' and the currently over-used 'basically.' The sentences get along fine without it. 'Very' could be replaced with 'tremendously' for grins.

comment by troutbend on June 7, 2015 2:52 PM ()

I am fond of archaic words that we seldom hear anymore. I don't want
them to be lost and replaced with awesome and amazing.

comment by elderjane on June 6, 2015 2:54 PM ()

I very seldom use it!

comment by greatmartin on June 6, 2015 12:52 PM ()

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