Difference between So and Very

[planetypuss]

what is the difference between so and very? They are adverbs and can surely modify adjectives. Is there any specific difference between the two words, as to when and which word should be modified?

planetypus

[Mister Micawber]

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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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[Alan]

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.

Alan
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[Tamara]

By the way, Amazon.co.uk offers a book named 'Why So Stupid? …'

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