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🔤 Grammar Tip: Are You “Very” Late or “Too” Late?

How Are Very and Too Different?

A: It is very hot.
B: It is too hot.

A is a simple statement- It’s HOT!

But B shows some difficulty, like maybe because it is so hot, I feel terrible. Or because it is so hot, no one is happy.

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C: Lisa is very tall.
D: Lisa is too tall.

C is a simple statement. Wow! Lisa is a tall girl.

But D has a negative feeling. Perhaps because Lisa is tall, she hits her head on the ceiling. Or maybe she is so tall, she can’t get a date or has no friends.

So remember, using too shows that there is a problem with the situation.

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