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> using 'very' is perfectly fine, just try to limit it's use to once a sentence at the very minimum(no you can't swap very minimum for "the least" maybe "at the
by koolba 4y ago
> using 'very' is perfectly fine, just try to limit it's use to once a sentence at the very minimum(no you can't swap very minimum for "the least" maybe "at the very least").
s/min/max/g
I like to imagine it always being written in italics. If you don’t want it standing out and being very noticeable, then don’t use it at all.
- wongarsu 4y agoI think the sentence can be read both ways (which is arguably worse): it's either "limit it to once a sentence, or limit it more" or "limit it to (once or more)". Which goes to show that to communicate clearly a well-thought-out sentence structure is more important than fretting over the exact word to use.
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- KaiserPro 4y agoI have been very clear, I need a good sub editor & proof reader. ;)
- denton-scratch 4y agoYou can swap "very minimum" for "minimum". The "very minimum" means "the extreme minimum" or the "true minimum". Well, a minimum is already an extreme; and absent reasons for believing otherwise, it's reasonable to assume that a speaker wants you to believe she is truthful. You can use "very" simply for emphasis, rather like "literally" is often used; "I did my very best". If it's really being used just for emphasis, then you can delete the word "very", and simply set the following word in bold or somethiing.