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very worth
Does 'very worth sth/doing' sound good to native English speakers?
I read Swan's PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE, 3rd edition:
Leicester's well worth visiting. (not: very worth...)
But there are sentences with 'very worth' in americancorpus.org:
1 VERY WORTH 6
12004SPOKCNN_Dobbs but it was very worth discussing. 22004NEWSDenver says Wilburn. " It's very worth the $50 you'll 32000SPOKCNN_King I think all that's very worth doing. OK. 41997SPOKABC_20/20 Yes, it's very worth it. It's very worth it. 51997SPOKABC_20/20 Yes, it's very worth it. It's very worth it. It's like 61992SPOKABC_20/20 making would be very worth his while. (voice
Thank you in advance.
Last edited by joham; 22-Apr-2010 at 06:21.
Reason: two words added.
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Re: very worth

Originally Posted by
joham
Does 'very worth sth/doing' sound good to native English speakers?
I read Swan's PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE, 3rd edition:
Leicester's well worth visiting. (not: very worth...)
But there are sentences with 'very worth' in americancorpus.org:
1
VERY WORTH 6 12004SPOKCNN_Dobbs but it was
very worth discussing.
22004NEWSDenver says Wilburn. " It's
very worth the $50 you'll
32000SPOKCNN_King I think all that's
very worth doing. OK.
41997SPOKABC_20/20 Yes, it's
very worth it. It's very worth it.
51997SPOKABC_20/20 Yes, it's very worth it. It's
very worth it. It's like
61992SPOKABC_20/20 making would be
very worth his while.
(voice
Thank you in advance.
I've never heard this phrase before. It might be a new American invention, given the clues in the link titles, which unfortunately lead me nowhere.
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Re: very worth
Hello Joham,
'very worth' doesn't sound good and I wouldn't use it but I've often heard it in both the US and Canada in normal conversation.
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Re: very worth
It is very good.
It is well worth it.
It is very worth the money. - does this sound right to you?
'Good' is an adjective whereas 'worth' is not. You only 'use' very with an adjective.
It is common to hear non-native speakers say that but it is wrong.
not a teacher
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Re: very worth
To emphasize the extent to which soemthing is worth, i think 'really' sounds better.
1. but it was really worth discussing.
2. It's really worth the $50
3. I think all that's really worth doing.
4. Yes, it's really worth it.
5. 61992SPOKABC_20/20 making would be really worth his while.
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