Okay, so.
The word unique. This word cannot have any adjective preceding it. Yet, time and time again, people say "Very Unique", "Less Unique", et cetera. Now, I'm not claiming that I have never made this mistake in my life (hint: I have), but I try to correct my mistake as soon as I can rather than allow it to linger in the air. I have heard well-educated adults use a qualifying word before "Unique", and I must confess that it does tend to make me cringe.
This is one of my biggest pet peeves... I'm trying to work on not saying any descriptor before saying unique, and I think that it is an interesting experiment to listen to yourself as you are talking to see if you have this slip-up.
I don't mean to sound angsty, I just felt as though I should post this.
Happy Holidays!
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