Sharing: 45 ways to avoid using the word 'very'

Few weeks ago, I've come across an interesting article that I would like to share here.

*note: there is a possibility that the article interests me more since I am a non-native English speaker though... 

You may find the original article here: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1xuHX5

I shall paste the article here just in case the original article disappear...

45 ways to avoid using the word 'very'

Substitute ‘damn’ every time you’re inclined to write ‘very;’ your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain

'Very' is the most useless word in the English language and can always come out. More than useless, it is treacherous because it invariably weakens what it is intended to strengthen. ~Florence King

So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is exhausted. Don’t use very sad, use morose. Language was invented for one reason, boys - to woo women - and, in that endeavor, laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays. ~N.H. Kleinbaum