Todays Grammar Slammer for Wednesday 121

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Todays Grammar Slammer for Wednesday 1/21

• Substitute damn every time you're inclined to
  write very your editor will delete it and the
  writing will be just as it should be.
• -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835 - 1910)

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Todays Grammar Slammer for Wednesday 1/21

• Use of very.
• Strunk White (2001) use sparingly to express
  emphasis, use a different word that is strong all
  by itself.
• Very tired exhausted
• Very hungry famished
• Consult your thesaurus