Was wondering if someone here could help me know how to use the word AMARI in
a sentence. And also, the word JUUSHI SURU which means "to emphasize". I
couldnt find out when to use the word.

> 仕事で人の間違いを重視するあまり仕事が楽しくなくなった。  
>  At work, people focus too much on other's mistakes so work became
> unenjoyable.

Please let me know if my japanese grammar is correct, if not please correct me
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How to use the word ''Amari'' and "Juushi suru" in a sentence
> 仕事で人の間違いを重視するあまり仕事が楽しくなくなった。 (At work, people focus too much on other's
> mistakes so work became unenjoyable.)

I think your interpretation in English is correct.

As for " **あまり** ", I'll show you how it works by using the given phrase.

>   1. 仕事で人の間違いを重視する **ので** 仕事が楽しくなくなった。  
>  _At work, people attach importance to other's mistakes, **so** work became
> unenjoyable_.
>   2. 仕事で人の間違いを重視する **あまり** 仕事が楽しくなくなった。  
>  _At work, people attach **too much** importance to other's mistakes, **so**
> work became unenjoyable_.
>

In other words, sentence 2 could be interpreted as:

  * 仕事で人の間違いを **あまりにも** 重視する **ので** 仕事が楽しくなくなった。 
  * 仕事で人の間違いを **過剰｛かじょう｝に** 重視する **ので** 仕事が楽しくなくなった。

You can find a lot of examples [here](http://j-nihongo.com/amari/) using あまり
in the same meaning as the given phrase.

As for " **重視｛じゅうし｝する** ", it is defined like: _to take something seriously_ ;
_to attach importance_.

There is a maxim in Japanese that is somewhat similar in meaning to the phrase
you showed.

> **過｛す｝ぎたるは猶｛なお｝及｛およ｝ばざるが如｛ごと｝し**  
>  If I rewrite it in simple Japanese, it will be like:  
>  多｛おお｝過｛す｝ぎることは足｛た｝らないことと同｛おな｝じようなものだ。

The maxim is interpreted in English like:

  * _less is more_
  * _the last drop makes the cup run over_
  * _too much of a good thing_
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あまり means "so ～ (that ～)", "too much", "overly" etc. You can use あまり in
multiple ways.

  1. `noun + の + あまり`

> 驚きのあまり、喋れなくなった。

This あまり is a noun, but forms an adverbial expression just as "～の場合", "～の時",
"～の中" or similar expressions do.

  2. `dictionary-form + あまり`, `ta-form + あまり`

> 驚くあまり、喋れなくなった。  
>  驚いたあまり、喋れなくなった。

  3. `あまり + に + verb/adjective + て/ので/ため/etc`

> あまりに驚いて、喋れなくなった。  
>  あまりに驚いたので、喋れなくなった。

(Occasionally this に is dropped)

These five Japanese sentences roughly mean the same thing: "I was **so**
surprised that I was at a loss for words" or "I was **too** surprised to say
something."

あまり in negative sentences is usually translated as "not very ～", "not really
～", etc. See: [What is the meaning of あまり in this
dialogue?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/39617/5010)

References:

  * [あまり meaning "too much"](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/1866/5010)
  * [Learn JLPT N3 Grammar: あまり (amari)](http://japanesetest4you.com/flashcard/learn-jlpt-n3-grammar-%E3%81%82%E3%81%BE%E3%82%8A-amari/)
  * [JGram 余り](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=amari) / [JGram の余り](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=noamari) / [JGram 余り～ない](http://www.jgram.org/pages/viewOne.php?tagE=amari-2)

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重視する is a simple suru-verb that just means "to focus on something", "to weigh
something heavily". [Tons of examples on
ALC](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%96%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B).
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