Reviewing 'The Disappearance of Shere Hite,' 'Bad Press,' 'Nathan-ism,' 'The Trials of Alan Dershowitz' and 'How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer'
A helpful writer's hint:
Two weird uses of the word "very." A word we should generally avoid in our writing anyway.
"very much shook things up"
Seriously? You talk this way?
"I was very unfamiliar with"
Huh? As opposed to a little unfamiliar with? Sort of unfamiliar? A bit unfamiliar?
Just delete the word and say "I was unfamiliar with." If you need a qualifier you could say "totally unfamiliar with," assuming that's true.
A helpful writer's hint:
Two weird uses of the word "very." A word we should generally avoid in our writing anyway.
"very much shook things up"
Seriously? You talk this way?
"I was very unfamiliar with"
Huh? As opposed to a little unfamiliar with? Sort of unfamiliar? A bit unfamiliar?
Just delete the word and say "I was unfamiliar with." If you need a qualifier you could say "totally unfamiliar with," assuming that's true.