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Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me."



 
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Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me." #1 (permalink) Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:07 am   Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me."		  
Hi

Could you please tell me which of the following is correct and natural?
Quote:
She spoke so much of ill of me.
She spoke so ill of me."
She spoke much ill of me."


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Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me." #2 (permalink) Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:02 am   Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me."		  
Hi Tom,

I think of your trio that I would choose (2) but I'm not really happy with that because you expect a follow-up in this way: 'so ill of me that I ....'

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Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me." #3 (permalink) Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:18 am   Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me."		  
Alan wrote:
Hi Tom,

I think of your trio that I would choose (2) but I'm not really happy with that because you expect a follow-up in this way: 'so ill of me that I ....'

Alan


Thanks, Alan

...but how can I say it without a follow-up? Please look at this.
Quote:
She spoke extremely ill of me.

or

She spoke extreme ill of me.


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Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me." #4 (permalink) Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:24 am   Expression : " She spoke so much ill of me."		  
Hi Tom,

How about 'very'?

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