position of very rarely/very seldom

[Verona_82]

Hello,

How natural is a sentence with 'very rarely/seldom' at the end?

(1) I very rarely use it. I very seldom see him.
(2) I use it very rarely. I see him very seldom.

I'd be grateful for some help,
Thank you.

 

[5jj]

Both positions are fine. My own feeling, confirmed by COCA, is that the end-poition is less common than the pre-verb position.

 

[Verona_82]

Thanks, 5jj. Would you say the same about 'seldom' and 'rarely' without 'very' precefing them?
I'm asking because I've just read that "seldom/rarely' are not normally found at the end of sentences". I guess normally is the operative word, but I've become quite suspicious lately about what they write in books.

 

[5jj]

COCA confirms that 'seldom' and 'rarely' appear at the end of sentences seldom/rarely. ;-)

 

[Verona_82]

Oh, how I love this forum :-D