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Beartracks

(12,821 posts) Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:19 PM Sep 2022

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Words to use instead of "Very"

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Words to use instead of "Very" (Original Post) Beartracks Sep 2022 OP

This is very helpful! Thank you very, very much! unblock Sep 2022 #1

I'm very impressed with what you did there! dchill Sep 2022 #6

Very guilty: Donald Blue Owl Sep 2022 #2

Very very bigly. Meadowoak Sep 2022 #8

Yea, verily. Beartracks Sep 2022 #16

This should be sent to... 3catwoman3 Sep 2022 #3

A writing teacher of mine said, "There's never any reason to use the word 'very.'" Earth-shine Sep 2022 #4

That teacher was very astute! dchill Sep 2022 #5

I liked her very much! Earth-shine Sep 2022 #7

I much agree. dchill Sep 2022 #9

Feels kinda weak. Like you left out a word or something. Earth-shine Sep 2022 #10

Removing "very" improved my writing.... AZSkiffyGeek Sep 2022 #11

Removing "very" improved my writing -- it does! Earth-shine Sep 2022 #17

I'll sometimes use "muchly"... Beartracks Sep 2022 #12

Bigly. sop Sep 2022 #13

I say that sometimes. It's cute, not stupid. Earth-shine Sep 2022 #15

Hey, thx. I was just being self-deprecating - but I didn't see a word for "very stupid" in my OP. Beartracks Sep 2022 #18

"Trump voter" Orrex Sep 2022 #20

LOL "Trumply." Beartracks Sep 2022 #24

"Thank you much." dchill Sep 2022 #19

I took a journalism class in high school and one day the teacher wanted to make Tanuki Sep 2022 #14

Maybe teacher borrowed that from H.Allen Smith's editor Marthe48 Sep 2022 #26

Very has been very good to me. Chainfire Sep 2022 #21

Excellent nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2022 #22

what's a better word to use instead of "very stupid" IcyPeas Sep 2022 #23

MAGA. Beartracks Sep 2022 #25

unblock

(52,344 posts)

1. This is very helpful! Thank you very, very much!

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:23 PM

Sep 2022

dchill

(38,548 posts)

6. I'm very impressed with what you did there!

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:28 PM

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Blue Owl

(50,522 posts)

2. Very guilty: Donald

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:23 PM

Sep 2022

Meadowoak

(5,562 posts)

8. Very very bigly.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:34 PM

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Beartracks

(12,821 posts)

16. Yea, verily.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:48 PM

Sep 2022

3catwoman3

(24,054 posts)

3. This should be sent to...

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:24 PM

Sep 2022

...vocabulary-deficient Trump.

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

4. A writing teacher of mine said, "There's never any reason to use the word 'very.'"

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:24 PM

Sep 2022

dchill

(38,548 posts)

5. That teacher was very astute!

Reply to Earth-shine (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:28 PM

Sep 2022

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

7. I liked her very much!

Reply to dchill (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:29 PM

Sep 2022

Much better than liking her just much.

dchill

(38,548 posts)

9. I much agree.

Reply to Earth-shine (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:34 PM

Sep 2022

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

10. Feels kinda weak. Like you left out a word or something.

Reply to dchill (Reply #9)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:36 PM

Sep 2022

Curiously, the word "much" is not on that list.

"Thank you very much" sounds better than "Thank you much."

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,082 posts)

11. Removing "very" improved my writing....

Reply to Earth-shine (Reply #10)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:44 PM

Sep 2022

But I’ve never been able to come up with a good replacement for “very much.” the closest I’ve found is “so much” and that doesn’t have the same impact.

Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

17. Removing "very" improved my writing -- it does!

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #11)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:48 PM

Sep 2022

Beartracks

(12,821 posts)

12. I'll sometimes use "muchly"...

Reply to Earth-shine (Reply #10)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:45 PM

Sep 2022

... just to be silly/clever: "Thank you muchly."

For all I know, people must think I'm very stupid.

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sop

(10,273 posts)

13. Bigly.

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #12)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:47 PM

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Earth-shine

(4,044 posts)

15. I say that sometimes. It's cute, not stupid.

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #12)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:48 PM

Sep 2022

Beartracks

(12,821 posts)

18. Hey, thx. I was just being self-deprecating - but I didn't see a word for "very stupid" in my OP.

Reply to Earth-shine (Reply #15)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:51 PM

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Orrex

(63,225 posts)

20. "Trump voter"

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #18)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:26 AM

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Beartracks

(12,821 posts)

24. LOL "Trumply."

Reply to Orrex (Reply #20)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 04:52 PM

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dchill

(38,548 posts)

19. "Thank you much."

Reply to Earth-shine (Reply #10)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:20 AM

Sep 2022

Just not very much. I think "very" can be very useful.

Tanuki

(14,922 posts)

14. I took a journalism class in high school and one day the teacher wanted to make

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 11:47 PM

Sep 2022

the point that we were excessive in our use of the word "very." He made one of the students take an article that had been turned in and read it out loud, substituting "damn" for "very" each time it occurred. We all thought it was damn funny!

Marthe48

(17,040 posts)

26. Maybe teacher borrowed that from H.Allen Smith's editor

Reply to Tanuki (Reply #14)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 05:14 PM

Sep 2022

Chainfire

(17,655 posts)

21. Very has been very good to me.

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 07:55 AM

Sep 2022

There is nothing wrong with the word. When you use it, everyone knows what you mean.

XanaDUer2

(10,756 posts)

22. Excellent nt

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 02:29 PM

Sep 2022

IcyPeas

(21,910 posts)

23. what's a better word to use instead of "very stupid"

Reply to Beartracks (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 02:37 PM

Sep 2022

Beartracks

(12,821 posts)

25. MAGA.

Reply to IcyPeas (Reply #23)

Sat Sep 17, 2022, 04:53 PM

Sep 2022

Actually, that might also mean "pseudo-fascist."

But words can have more than one meaning.

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