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Later he cautions against adding 'very', so he's consistent at least.
by hyperpape 10y ago
Later he cautions against adding 'very', so he's consistent at least.
- bryanrasmussen 10y agowhat about slightly difficult. It's basically a language denuded of gradation.
- hyperpape 10y agoI think absolutism on this point is a bad idea. But I do think that many people, including myself, overuse qualifications in contexts where they don't add anything. In the example of a close match, what distinguishes a "very close match" from a "close match"? Better to omit the "very" unless you can quantify it, or otherwise make it clear what it adds.