Ode to VERY

Verily, 
I find there is no better word in the very world than 
very.
For instance, things can be 
very good 
or very bad 
or very in between.
There's nothing very vague about that.
Though every day people scan thesauruses in search of more suitable words:
absolutely, awfully, certainly, decidedly, deeply, eminently, exceedingly, excessively, extraordinarily, extremely, greatly, highly, incredibly, noticeably, particularly, pretty, profoundly, remarkable, surprisingly, terribly, truly, uncommonly, unusually, acutely, amply, astonishingly, considerably, dearly, emphatically, exaggeratedly, extensively, indispensably, largely, notably, positively, powerfully, pressingly, prodigiously, substantially, superlatively, surpassingly, vastly*
...to name very few,
I find it very true that no word other than
very
will do.

Happy April Fools' Day, Dr. Williams! (Please don't fail me.)
*These very words and more can be found, quite easily, at thesaurus.com

Comments

  1. williams.dan76April 1, 2020 at 11:45 AM

    very funny satire that I very much enjoyed!

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  2. Catherine ForteApril 2, 2020 at 8:53 AM

    This post made me laugh out loud!! I appreciate your humor and the specific words you chose to highlight the word "very." I loved the April Fools' joke - I'm sure Dr. Williams found it VERY funny.

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  3. Eric H.April 9, 2020 at 2:10 PM

    VERY funny, VERY good
    eVERYone should enjoy this,
    such braVERY in the deliVERY
    I love it!

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  4. Kelley's BlogApril 9, 2020 at 4:49 PM

    This post made me belly laugh! Thanks for that! I found it VERY effective. This is what I needed today :-)

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  5. Alec FosterApril 10, 2020 at 9:18 AM

    Elizabeth, this is probably the funniest thing I have seen in our class! I hope Dr. Williams does not fail you. I think we all find this VERY creative.

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