I appreciate your point. I agree that it depends on context. Sometimes I add "very" because I'm trying too hard to "sell" something to my reader. But if I sit b

I appreciate your point. I agree that it depends on context. Sometimes I add "very" because I'm trying too hard to "sell" something to my reader. But if I sit back and take a breath... I see that it's unnecessary (and probably counterproductive) to throw so much enthusiasm at them. My writing has generally calmed down (for the better) since I read the blog post that I referenced above.