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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Letter Writing

is very academic

is it okay to say 'this is the very first time' academically?
  

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Hi I'd say that, if we are speaking academically, you can just say 'this is the first time'. The word 'very' is not adding anything However, in ordinary conversation we often say 'this is the very first time' Dave

  • Hi I'd say that, if we are speaking academically, you can just say 'this is the first time'.
  • The word 'very' is not adding anything However, in ordinary conversation we often say 'this is the very first time' Dave
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Hi

I'd say that, if we are speaking academically, you can just say 'this is the first time'. The word 'very' is not adding anything

However, in ordinary conversation we often say 'this is the very first time'

Dave

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