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So rarely appears-- at least in formal English-- except as a complex subordinator with that:
He is very stupid.
He is so stupid that he thinks Dom Perignon is a Mafia godfather.
He is so stupid. -- this use is considered casual English: useful in conversation, but to be avoided in serious composition.
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Hi,
Just to add a note about 'so'. It is becoming popular in the UK to use expressions like: It's so yesterday (meaning it's very old fashioned) - It's so 1920s (meaning it's very much like something from that period). But of course these expressions are really a form of popular slang.
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:08 pm Difference between So and Very |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
| He is so stupid that he thinks Dom Perignon is a Mafia godfather. |
:lol:
Perhaps it isn't so much stupidity as lack of general knowledge, though. |
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:35 pm Rhetorical question :) |
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By the way, Amazon.co.uk offers a book named 'Why So Stupid? …'
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:14 am Difference between So and Very |
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| Mister Micawber wrote: |
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So rarely appears-- at least in formal English-- except as a complex subordinator with that:
He is very stupid.
He is so stupid that he thinks Dom Perignon is a Mafia godfather.
He is so stupid. -- this use is considered casual English: useful in conversation, but to be avoided in serious composition.
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Thanks a lot for the information. It makes a lot of sense. Actually, I am a newcomer here. I want to learn and improve my English. I am really learning a lot of things here.
Thanks once again. |
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