A list of ten words that are over used in writing. If the exclusion of a certain word is good enough for Mark Twain, then it's good enough for me. Mark Twain made this comment about using "very": "Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." "Very" is a crutch for finding ... Read full entry
Let’s be very clear about overusing the word “very”
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 25 September, 2008 to the comment subset
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