2006-12-18 17:31:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Embellishment. This was a good question, a very good question.
2006-12-18 17:34:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Often" is an adverb. It is used to describe a verb. For example, "I run often", "Often, I walk to school" - - the word "often" is telling something about the running or the walking.
"Very" is simply another adverb as you are using it. But this time this adverb describes (modifies) another adverb (being OFTEN) instead of a verb. So very describes "often". It modifies the word "often" - meaning it changes it somehow.
In the sense you are using it, "very" means "more" or "exceedingly" or "truly" when added to the adverb "Often". So in the end, it adds more to the word "often" which when you think about it is kind of cool.
Interestingly, both the words "very" and "often" come from the 14th century - medieval times. "Often" was then said "oft" and "very was then "verry" or "verray".
2006-12-19 01:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Mac 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's simply a matter of degree. Adding the word "very" in front indicates more. So "very often" means more often.
2006-12-20 19:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Joe gets it often. John gets it VERY often. John is a lucky guy.
2006-12-19 01:44:17 · answer #4 · answered by Chris B 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Often means occasionally, and very often means it occurs repeatedly.
2006-12-19 01:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by Nicholas Washington 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very often imples wioth regularirty and patterned. Often is sproiadiclly regualr.
2006-12-19 01:34:10 · answer #6 · answered by Legandivori 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"Often" just means frequently and "very often", more then frequently.
2006-12-19 01:51:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Often" means frequently and "very often" means.. uh.. even more frequent than that. :-)
2006-12-19 01:40:00 · answer #8 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
very
2006-12-19 01:39:37 · answer #9 · answered by curiositycat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
frequently and starkly more frequently
2006-12-19 01:34:34 · answer #10 · answered by C J 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋