Dh says food is “very delicious” - that’s wrong, isn’t it? Grammar police please

[NeverSplitTheDifference]

Grammar/correct English please.

is there a special name for adjectives that admit of no degree?

i think food is either delicious or not.
it can be very tasty but not very delicious…..

LTB

Ok found it!

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/adjectives-gradable-non-gradable

dh stands corrected. 33 years this has been bothering me.

I reckon it’s because his mum is not a native speaker.

is it the same in Yiddish? (Niche question….)

Had to tell him what that meant

My old boss used to describe things as 'quite unique' and 'very unique' all the time. Something is either unique, or not! It used to drive me crazy.

When people say 110%
🤐

Does he also say exasperate when he means exacerbate?

This annoys me so much!

“One of the only” really grates. Surely if it’s the only there is only one!

Maybe you should point him to "most delicious" or "utterly delicious" which (to me) don't seem so objectionable?

Spoken English language would be boring if we adhered to every rule.

The one that gets me is when people say things like “They’ve made it more easier”. Er, no - they’ve either made it easier or more easy.

Whassat you say?

So would it be 'incredibly delicious'? Very delicious hits the ear wrong 🤔

Unanimity and the end of a 30 year debate.
rare!