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yoko1031
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 Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:41 am Post subject: Questions |
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I want to ask why people add the word "very" before some expressions.
Like,
- sentence "This particular oponent had appeared on the news that very day..."
- "in the very corner where I had looked for it many times"
What do these two sentence mean? What is the difference that with and without the word VERY?
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BMO
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Very means exactly, used to emphasize. |
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Hotwombat
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:43 pm Post subject: Questions |
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Hi,
I agree.
Also, 'very' can be used as an intensifier before most adjectives and adverbs: 'very' unpleasant; 'very' efficiently.
Take care,
Jim. |
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advoca
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| Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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All good answers.
May I chuck in my five pennorth?
You can use very with nouns to emphasize the importance or seriousness of what you are saying.
On the very day he got married he was flirting with the bridesmaids.
At one stage his very life was in danger.
The very basis of Indian politics has been transformed.
Mr Campbell said such programmes were by their very nature harmful.
History is taking place before your very eyes. |
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iitimone7
Joined: 09 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:55 am Post subject: Very |
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| The word 'very' is a slang word overused by Americans to emphasize. The word is completely unnecessary since there are many more words that can be used in its place. |
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