Use all the words in the right columns but preceded with “fuckin’” every time. Like a real gentleperson.
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!
The veryist of ideas. Bigley very
A very idea from a very mind! You’re very.
That’s so aladeen of you
Hear me out: doubleplusgood
You can put ‘very’ before every suggested alternative. What then?
I teach foreign language students and they often write about how their food was “very delicious”, and it always sounds so jarring to me. There are a lot of really strong words that native speakers tend to not use very with.
eg:
very difficult task / very monumental task
very good cooking / very superb cooking
very happy man / very elated manFor some reason intensifiers like so and such don’t have those restrictions:
The task was very/so monumental.
It was very/such superb cooking.
He was very/so elated.Bring ‘fucking’ into it and even native speakers say how fucking delicious the food was.
It’s funny how it suddenly appears to work with “fucking” but “very” is weird.
When very then?
Some of them feel better than others. Very boiling is kinda weird.
Very powerful works imo.
Most of the alternatives feel odd with a very. Eg: very powerful, sure I get your message but it sounds awkward
Very lazy = idle?
No? Or is my english bad?
Indolent.
Kinda, kinda not. To me, idle means “not doing anything at the moment”, e.g. “standing idly by”, which is definitely different than “very lazy”.
Yeah. Same.
It’s an older use, to the point that I’ve never heard it used. Merriam marks that definition as “old-fashioned” (which is a bit odd, because I thought they only used the archaic or obsolete terms).
The lazy sense is probably what’s meant from the old bible quote about “idle hands” related to the devil.
Fair enough while I have opinions.
But it makes me wonder if OP actually used idle for very lazy or if they never actually read their own post.
It’s the second one
This is extra plus good
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.
I don’t know if this is a very good idea
idle does equate to very lazy
this was shit when it was on reddit
very cool, thank you.
You’re very welcome.
Australian Version
Χ very tired √ fucking knackered Χ very poor √ fucking skint Χ very thirsty √ dry as a dead dingo's donger```I’ve never been too interested in Australia, but after becoming the world’s foremost expert on Bluey, I’m starting to like it more and more. May have to visit one day.
Bluey is heavily edited for international audiences. It’s mostly all the swearing that’s removed, but not exclusively.
The season 3 episode ‘The Decider’ is 12 minutes longer in Australia. As the game goes on, Bandit and Lucky start pounding the rum and cokes and eventually start punching on.
There was also an entire sub plot of Chilli trying to sneak off to punch a few cones that had to be cut for overseas audiences.
Oh my, I need to see if I can find a torrent for the aussie version of the entire show.
I do hope it’s Pat pounding the rum and cokes though, otherwise I have some questions about his and Janelle’s parenting skills.
Yes, you’re right. It was Bandit and.Lucky’s dad.
I had a few rumbo’s myself, and I’m still a little woozy from that drop bear attack a few days ago.
Very busy = flat out like lizard drinking
Not enough swearing to be truly Aussie
Spoiler
Cunt.
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.
That is something up with which I will not put.
Apparently, my stomach is vacant.
My stomach and mind both
Me very meticulously checking every word to see why this in in shitpost.
The shitpost was that we both wasted our time
yeah some of these aren’t accurate
Verily
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?
