No 'way:' is this the end of 'very'?
Article Abstract:
Use of the word 'very' to emphasize adjectives is decreasing as more people use the word 'way' as a form of emphasis and social affectation. Such use of 'way' is grammatically incorrect, and may eventually be edited out as a useless intensifier.
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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On language: hyper
Article Abstract:
A analysis of the use of the prefix 'hyper' is presented. The prefix has become a term in itself, also meaning 'excitable' or 'keyed up.'
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Subjects list: United States, Language and languages, Grammar, Comparative and general, Grammar
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