What's the difference between "really" and "very"?

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• I like yours the best.....

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  by 000 on October 20th, 2009

• Really.

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  by Cyanotic Wasp on October 20th, 2009

• Yes, really, but it's just an opinion AND there ARE indeed other contexts in which these words can be used. Perhaps I should have said that, as an adjective and in common usage, 'really' implies a level of truth and that 'very' implies a certain level of magnitude.

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  by Rufus_T_Firefly on October 21st, 2009

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• I agree (except with the last sentence)

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  by Pontiac25 on October 2nd, 2009

• Funny, that's the one I got from the dictionary.

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  by Alicia Honey on October 2nd, 2009

• Well in that case, I misunderstood and still do lol... As far as I know, 'very' is used when exaggerating a fact... Therefore, the fact in the phrase or sentence is defeated by the word 'very', which makes the whole statement an opinion.
  
  (this comment is referred to the last sentence of the original answer.)

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  by Pontiac25 on October 3rd, 2009

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• Alright, but once I wrote "very" and the teacher crossed it out and corrected it to "really".

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  by ineedhelpfast on October 2nd, 2009

• I agree... I always try to avoid those words.

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  by Pontiac25 on October 2nd, 2009

• When writing, try to avoid using "really" and "very" for they sound too simplistic. Instead, try using the following(synonyms): exceedingly, especially, in fact, indeed, certainly, surely; (antonyms): hardly, on the contrary.

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  by DanSyd on October 2nd, 2009

• I don't mean to lecture you lol. I'm sure you aren't even in school anymore.

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  by DanSyd on October 2nd, 2009

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