Using Unique in Formal Speech

There may be some rules that govern when you can modify unique and when you can't. In the past, we've encouraged you to avoid modifying unique if you want to be safe. But in informal speech, we'll all continue to hear it. We don't have to embrace or even like it, but it's also not worth getting too worked up over in everyday life. The next time some one describes something to you as very unique, pat yourself on the back for noticing an example of lexical broadening.