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Christine Burgmer's avatar

100% with you, Katie. I use "very" very often—and I’ve yet to cause an international misunderstanding.

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Katie's avatar

😂

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Erin Billy's avatar

I agree that it is perfectly fine to use the word very. I did have a professor once who called it a “non-word“.

But I also had teachers who said “ain’t“ isn’t a word, either.

Honestly, many of the people who make that claim simply want views or likes on their posts, and are willing to say anything semi-controversial to get them.

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Katie's avatar

“Ain’t” is non-standard but it’s still real English!

I think you’re right about people wanting views and likes. It’s understandable but confusing for learners.

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Muhammad Mashood's avatar

It's a very helpful for me ☺️

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Katie's avatar

That's good to hear! Thanks for letting me know!

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