Common Mistakes : Extreme

adjective

.BAD: Since he stopped smoking, there has been an extreme improvement in his health
.GOOD: Since he stopped smoking, there has been a dramatic improvement in his health

.BAD: Doctors have to keep up with all the extreme new medical developments
.GOOD: Doctors have to keep up with all the major new medical developments

: Extreme is mainly used to describe situations, behavior, opinions and beliefs
. ‘extreme poverty’ ,  ‘extreme caution’ ,  ‘extreme views’ ,  ‘extreme disappointment

:When you are talking about a change or development, use words such as great/major/important/considerable/dramatic
.Without these major changes, the company would have collapsed