Sure. And, like "to be honest" and other expressions of that kind, the "really" serves a purpose: it softens the sentence, making it less confrontational.The su

Sure. And, like "to be honest" and other expressions of that kind, the "really" serves a purpose: it softens the sentence, making it less confrontational.The surest way to dull, boring writing is to take out every bit of warmth and replace it with rigid application of pseudo-grammatical rules. Sentences should be as concise as possible - but not more.