Very several?
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I'd be very grateful if you could help me out with this one.
I have encountered the sentence "There are very several mistakes in your paper" recently, and I'm confused on whether or not it's correct.
Can you use 'very several' together in this context?
The one example I have found where 'very several' sounds fine is the following one:
"Manhattan Island for example was bought in the 17th century from the Indians for $ 24 Dollar. If these $ 24 had had an interest rate of 6 percent the $ 24 would make up several hundred billion dollars today. In other words around and about the very several hundred billions that Manhattan is worth today".
There is a difference between the two instances of 'very several' in these two examples. The 'very' in the second one seems to refer to the aforementioned 'several hundred' and essentially means 'it's about the very (mentioned earlier) several hundred'. 'The very' and 'several hundred' are separate entities in this case.
Please let me know if I got it right.
Huge thanks in advance!
Top answer
purple cpu 276 Can you use 'very several' together in this context? No. purple cpu 276 the very several hundred billions ~ the exact same several hundred billions as in "You are the very person I wanted to speak to".
- purple cpu 276 Can you use 'very several' together in this context?
- No.
- purple cpu 276 the very several hundred billions ~ the exact same several hundred billions as in "You are the very person I wanted to speak to".
- (the exact same person) CJ
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purple cpu 276Can you use 'very several' together in this context?
No.
purple cpu 276the very several hundred billions
~ the exact same several hundred billions
as in "You are the very person I wanted to speak to". (the exact same person)
CJ
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