Tài liệu 08) Very doesn''''t help ppt

“Very” doesn’t help Remove "weak" words  Words like very, extremely and really seem to make your meaning stronger. But do they? Remove "weak" words  Consider the following sentence: It was a very cold winter and many of the old people in the village died of hypothermia. Is it any less strong without the word very? It was a cold winter and many of the old people in the village died of hypothermia. Remove "weak" words  Consider the following sentence: I love you. Will you marry me? Does it sound better if we write it this way?: I really love you. Will you marry me? Who is telling the truth?  A shopkeeper woke up in the morning and found that his shop had been robbed in the night.  He called the police. They arrested two local boys and called them in for questioning Who is telling the truth?  The police asked the $rst boy: Did you rob the shop last night?  The $rst boy answered: No, I swear to you. I didn’t do it. I would never, never, ever do a thing like that. I’m telling the truth, you’ve got to believe me. Please mister, I'm not lying. Who is telling the truth?  Then the police asked the second boy: Did you rob the shop last night?  The second boy answered: No, I didn’t. Who is telling the truth?  Then the police asked the second boy: Did you rob the shop last night?  The second boy answered: No, I didn’t.  Do the extra words in the $rst boy’s answer help make it sound more truthful? Shorter is stronger.  Which is stronger? I really, really, very much hate to eat spinach. I hate spinach. This? Or this? Shorter is stronger. Simpler is better.  Short sentences are clearer and stronger than long ones. . Very doesn’t help Remove "weak" words  Words like very, extremely and really seem to make your. sentence: It was a very cold winter and many of the old people in the village died of hypothermia. Is it any less strong without the word very? It was a cold