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Re:Replace the “Very” in Your Sentence by nitnelave on Friday October 14, 2022 @04:58AM (#33201195)
Since we're being pedantic, I'd point out that pulchritudinous is only used for people of great physical beauty, it's not a generic replacement for beautiful.
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Re:Replace the “Very” in Your Sentence by chrismorgan on Friday October 14, 2022 @05:13AM (#33201288)
A better term might be “purple prose” (which certainly means something quite different, but probably more accurately derides the style).
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