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
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
very cool, thank you.
You’re very welcome.
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
Very helpful
Damn honey, you look boiling in that outfit!
Looking at you makes me challenging!
This is extra plus good
Apparently, my stomach is vacant.
My stomach and mind both
Hear me out: doubleplusgood
Very -> Verraily
Veraiously?
Strength and power are different measurements though
Can I interest you in strongful?
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 prefer “double plus”
idle does equate to very lazy
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