25 marca 2019, 08:00
Hi!
Today I'd like to write about a VERY popular English word - "very". We use this word far too often, while it's not that difficult to change it into something less obvious. This can be really useful, especially while writing any longer text and trying to avoid repeating the same word over and over again. So... here we go.
very funny - hilarious
very expensive - costly
verry happy - cheerful
very unusual - extraordinary
very important - essential
very nasty - dreadful
very bad - awful
very good - great
very dirty - filthy
very cold - freezing
very big - enormous
very hungry - starving
very hot - sweltering
very tired - exhausted
very afraid - terrified
very angry - furious
very tasty - delicious
very little - tiny
As You can see, there are many words that describe some basic properties of people and things without the use of the word "very". Of course, I don't claim that we can't use this word at all, but while writing any more official texts, it's just not the most sophisticated word to be used.
Best wishes,
Julia