Some VERY Good Advice for Writers

"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." ~Mark Twain

This reminds me of a conversation during an Intercultural Workshop I attended in Germany on the topic of Americans' overuse of superlatives.  I was the only American in the room to defend us all, and I wasn't an effective defender because I'm very damn fond of using superlatives.