Legit criticism! But hear me out. Who remembers all those different words anyway?
Instead of NOT using "very", I say we ONLY use "very".
It's a very idea!
this post was submitted on 05 May 2026
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The veryist of ideas. Bigley very
A very idea from a very mind! You're very.
That's so aladeen of you
I prefer "double plus"
idle does equate to very lazy
this was shit when it was on reddit
Hear me out: doubleplusgood
I don't know if this is a very good idea
Very is overused but has its uses. I think it's a good rule of thumb to avoid using it too much if you want greater impact, although eliminating it entirely would be a loss overall. What gives greater impact is the nuance that comes with having different words with similar meanings. Having a high impact word or phrase necessarily means having something lower impact to contrast against.
Also, the intensification with very isn't quite the same as using the listed intensified words. Challenging is intensified hard as opposed to easy but not to soft. In human terms boiling is very hot and opposed to freezing, but what does that make the sun? It's not a liquid turning into a gas.
Oh, and are people still against using literally to mean intensified figuratively?
What's the alternative to very figurative?
No.
No, I like that language is composable. I think it's very convenient. It also allows me to say stuff in a way that's easier to grasp for folks who might not understand English that well. Very dumb suggestion.
Reads comment. Looks up list. Ah, he means it's a foolish suggestion. Splendid.
Very useful list.
Very nice!
Listen, I'm too very exhausted to read this very lengthy, and very tedious list.
Listen, I'm too very exhausted to read this very lengthy, and very tedious list.
Listen, I'm fatigued beyond imagination and incapable of reading this prosaic litany of mundane drivel.
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This has nothing to do with grammar.
Doesn't matter, it's a very useful list to counter tik-tok brain damage.
One could say it's the very thing we need.
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“Very busy” and “overloaded” are wildly different things.
As are very hot and boiling, very lazy and idle, very nervous and anxious, and like a good third more of these.
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Not grammar
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A lot of these have different connotations
Yeah, "idle" is much milder than "very lazy" imo
"Hmmm you're very dirty 😏"
"Hmmm you're filthy 😏"
"That you are able to take responsibility for your your mistakes is very big of you."
"That you are able to take responsibility for your your mistakes is huge of you."
Nope, not the same.
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Australian Version
Χ very tired √ fucking knackered
Χ very poor √ fucking skint
Χ very thirsty √ dry as a dead dingo's donger```
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Me very meticulously checking every word to see why this in in shitpost.
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I am a fan of putting "very" in front of everything in the suggested list.
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You can put 'very' before every suggested alternative. What then?
Some of them feel better than others. Very boiling is kinda weird.
Very powerful works imo.
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Verily.
very very words
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