Bull's Eye Business Writing TipsTip # 448: Some adjectives and adverbs...These
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| Tip #448: Some adjectives and adverbs such as “square, round, unique, completely, universally, correct, perfect, always, never, and dead” do not logically permit comparison. A square cannot be any squarer, and a circle cannot be the roundest of all circles. However, a number of these words may be modified by “more, less, nearly, hardly, virtually” and similar adverbs to suggest something less than absolute perfection in each case. |
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Which sentence is correct? 1. He is looking for a more universally acceptable solution.2. Handicrafts of this caliber are virtually unique in these days. 3. We almost never increase our prices more than once a year. |
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