Raychatu S.

asked • 04/26/22

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Are the phrases "Very Exciting" and "Very Interesting" the sane?

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Exciting refers to emotion while interesting refers to intellect. That said, both are considered weak writing. Tell your reader WHY something is interesting or exciting. In addition, sticking "very" in front of adjectives is a bad habit. There's almost always a better way to say what you mean using one word instead of two. For example, "interesting" on its own is a blah word. It's often what we say when we don't really have anything good to say; w're just being polite. So, to me, "very interesting" is trying to create something when there's not much there. It's lazy. If something truly is interesting to you, it would be better expressed as fascinating or amazing or mind-blowing or inspiring or shocking or surprising. Be specific. As far as exciting goes, the prefix "ex" means "extra" or "very," so extra exciting is both repetitive and blah at the same time.
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Sara B. answered • 04/27/22

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Hi Raychatu -


The phrases "very exciting" and "very interesting" are different.


Both "exciting" and "interesting" are adjectives, yet they are different.


Looking up synonyms can be helpful to understand the meanings of words and phrases more easily, as well as the bonus of learning new word that mean the same thing.


Be mindful that use of words and phrases in context must be considered. "Very interesting" topics can be exciting, and "very exciting" topics can be interesting. So looking beyond the phrasing to the entire thought aiming to be conveyed is typically a good idea.




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Peter F. answered • 04/26/22

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Hi Raychatu,


The phrases "Very Exciting" and "Very Interesting" are different.


"Very Exciting" expresses emotion in terms of how a person reacts to something or someone on the outside. Whereas "Very Interesting" expresses more depth of thought as to how something or someone appears internally to the person reacting/responding to the idea at hand.

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