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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Shock value

Hi

Do we use "a" with shock value? Also, are these verbs natural with this phrase?

His essay caused a tremendous shock value.
The video footage. cleverly edited, was aimed at creating shock value and nothing else.
The piece of writing had more shock value than it should have.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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His essay had tremendous shock value. The video footage was cleverly edited to maximize its shock value and nothing else. The piece of writing had more shock value then than it would have in a later age.

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  • His essay had tremendous shock value.
  • The video footage was cleverly edited to maximize its shock value and nothing else.
  • The piece of writing had more shock value then than it would have in a later age.
  • A value is a measurement of something.
  • A "shock value" is the likely amount of shock that would be evoked by a particular work of art in particular culture.
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His essay had tremendous shock value.
The video footage was cleverly edited to maximize its shock value and nothing else.
The piece of writing had more shock value then than it would have in a later age.

A value is a measurement of something.
A "shock value" is the likely amount of shock that would be evoked by a particular work of art in particular culture.
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