Mark Twain said, “Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
“Very” is a useless word in the English language. So instead of saying you’re very tired, say you’re exhausted. And instead of saying the concert was very good, say it was superb or excellent.
And look for more ways to avoid using the word ‘very’ on the Writerswrite.co.za website.
Getting four children dressed when they were young was quite a challenge. I thought that the velcro strap on their shoes was an absolutely great invention. The children were able to put on and take off their shoes on their own. Of course, that was a great help until the children were able to master lace-ups.
Now I’ve discovered elastic laces (link to: www.locklaces.com). We don’t need to tie our shoes any more! 😉 You might laugh. But I had a pair of shoes with laces which often came untied. Perhaps I could have given this shoe knot (link to: www.youtube.com) a try!
Etiquette expert William Hanson joins Canada’s CTV Morning Live to discuss wedding etiquette.
In what job do you start at the top and work your way down?
Deep sea diver.
