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Hela Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

intensifiers

Dear teachers,

Would you please answers my queries?

1) He must have been completely sober, as he had drunk SO little alcohol.
(How to justify the use of SO here, is it possible to use VERY for example?)

2) a) It was a rather / fairly good result but you could've done better.
b) We had a rather / fairly nice meal last night.
(which one is best and why? What's the difference between "fairly, quite and rather"?)

Kind regards,
Hela
  

Top answer

1-- So can be used informally; very is equivalent and would be a better choice in writing. 2-- I find them essentially interchangeable here. Quite is a higher rating than the other two, I feel.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1-- So can be used informally; very is equivalent and would be a better choice in writing.
  • 2-- I find them essentially interchangeable here.
  • Quite is a higher rating than the other two, I feel.
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1-- So can be used informally; very is equivalent and would be a better choice in writing.
2-- I find them essentially interchangeable here. Quite is a higher rating than the other two, I feel.
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