Can something be “very historic”?
In the video NASA Administrator Bridenstine Chats with Elon Musk of SpaceX Bridenstine uses "very historic" three times out of four times near the beginning of the video:
the historic launch complex00:10
is a very historic I would say not just00:30
but a very historic monument00:35
at this very historic site01:26
Question: Can something be "very historic"? If so, under what circumstances would its usage be appropriate?
This is a little amusing as it parallels an episode of an old ("historic?") US television show where the character of the president reads a NASA-prepared statement and then critiques it. Starting just after 02:36 in The West Wing - Galileo V:
(President reading teleprompter:) Good morning I ‘m speaking to you live from the west wing of the Whitehouse. Today we have a very unique opportunity to take part live, in an extremely historic event which… whoa, boy!
(Critiquing the statement to the NASA writer:) Unique means one of a kind, something can’t be very unique nor can it be extremely historic.
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In the video NASA Administrator Bridenstine Chats with Elon Musk of SpaceX Bridenstine uses "very historic" three times out of four times near the beginning of the video:
the historic launch complex00:10
is a very historic I would say not just00:30
but a very historic monument00:35
at this very historic site01:26
Question: Can something be "very historic"? If so, under what circumstances would its usage be appropriate?
This is a little amusing as it parallels an episode of an old ("historic?") US television show where the character of the president reads a NASA-prepared statement and then critiques it. Starting just after 02:36 in The West Wing - Galileo V:
(President reading teleprompter:) Good morning I ‘m speaking to you live from the west wing of the Whitehouse. Today we have a very unique opportunity to take part live, in an extremely historic event which… whoa, boy!
(Critiquing the statement to the NASA writer:) Unique means one of a kind, something can’t be very unique nor can it be extremely historic.
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In the video NASA Administrator Bridenstine Chats with Elon Musk of SpaceX Bridenstine uses "very historic" three times out of four times near the beginning of the video:
the historic launch complex00:10
is a very historic I would say not just00:30
but a very historic monument00:35
at this very historic site01:26
Question: Can something be "very historic"? If so, under what circumstances would its usage be appropriate?
This is a little amusing as it parallels an episode of an old ("historic?") US television show where the character of the president reads a NASA-prepared statement and then critiques it. Starting just after 02:36 in The West Wing - Galileo V:
(President reading teleprompter:) Good morning I ‘m speaking to you live from the west wing of the Whitehouse. Today we have a very unique opportunity to take part live, in an extremely historic event which… whoa, boy!
(Critiquing the statement to the NASA writer:) Unique means one of a kind, something can’t be very unique nor can it be extremely historic.
phrase-usage
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In the video NASA Administrator Bridenstine Chats with Elon Musk of SpaceX Bridenstine uses "very historic" three times out of four times near the beginning of the video:
the historic launch complex00:10
is a very historic I would say not just00:30
but a very historic monument00:35
at this very historic site01:26
Question: Can something be "very historic"? If so, under what circumstances would its usage be appropriate?
This is a little amusing as it parallels an episode of an old ("historic?") US television show where the character of the president reads a NASA-prepared statement and then critiques it. Starting just after 02:36 in The West Wing - Galileo V:
(President reading teleprompter:) Good morning I ‘m speaking to you live from the west wing of the Whitehouse. Today we have a very unique opportunity to take part live, in an extremely historic event which… whoa, boy!
(Critiquing the statement to the NASA writer:) Unique means one of a kind, something can’t be very unique nor can it be extremely historic.
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