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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Far too
I am uncertain about the meaning of the phrase "far too"... It doesn't appear in dictionaries as a phrase, but I suppose it means "excessively" or even simply "too". I am right?
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50. 90. You say, "That's too expensive".
- 50.
- 90.
- You say, "That's too expensive".
- 49, you might say, "That's [far / much / way] too expensive".
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"far too" = "much too" = informally, "way too"
Suppose a jar of coffee normally costs $7.50.
You go to a supermarket and find that the price today is $9.90.
You say, "That's too expensive".
If, instead, you found the price to be $19.49, you might say, "That's [far / much / way] too expensive".
Suppose a jar of coffee normally costs $7.50.
You go to a supermarket and find that the price today is $9.90.
You say, "That's too expensive".
If, instead, you found the price to be $19.49, you might say, "That's [far / much / way] too expensive".
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