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Kill "very" before it kills your writing • Matthew D Brown
The word “very” is used as an intensive emphasizing superlative. Which is a fancy way to tell you that “very” is the most useless word in a writer’s armoury. Any time you use “very”, as in “very interesting” or “very cross”. it is a sign that you missed an opportunity …
Matthew Brown