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Aug. 26th, 2016 at 6:19 AM
"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, boys--to woo women--
and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do."
(Robin Williams in his role as the English teacher Mr. Keating, "Dead Poets Society")
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Good advice. I'll try to eliminate the word "very" (not the vary) from my vocabulary ... and also limit "s/he said" and cut my usage of "the".
The advice is good; I seem to recall Mark Twain making a similar recommendation...:)