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Rule "really, very, quite, extremely, severely (use sparingly)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	really, very, quite, extremely, severely (use sparingly)
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Message:	Usually, the word "\1" is not necessary. Remove it unless it is necessary.
Category:	Plain English (ID: PLAIN_ENGLISH)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/wordiness/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	The band is very irritating.
Correct sentences for comparison:	The band is irritating.
ID:	TIRED_INTENSIFIERS [1]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-20 22:33:09 +0100)