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Tashiro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar 6

Hi, please help me.

"I had never been to so big a city before."

Is it possible to replace "so" with "that"?

"I had never been to that big a city before."
  

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" Is it possible to replace "so" with "that"? " Yes. That's a fairly common substitute.

— CalifJim

  • " Is it possible to replace "so" with "that"?
  • " Yes.
  • That's a fairly common substitute.
  • CJ
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tashiro"I had never been to so big a city before."
Is it possible to replace "so" with "that"?
"I had never been to that big a city before."
Yes. That's a fairly common substitute.

CJ
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Thank you for the quick reply.

Is it used in spoken English?
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tashiroIs it used in spoken English?
Yes. The use of "that" instead of "so" in that context is very characteristic of spoken English. "so" is more likely to be seen in written English, though both are spoken, and both are written.

CJ
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Thank you very much.
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