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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Not bad vs. not too bad
Hello,
If you ask someone "How are you?", what does it mean when that person says:
Not bad. -- Is this the same as saying "I'm good,"?
Not too bad. -- Does it mean he is not good, but not very bad?
Another one, if you ask someone, for example, "How was the movie?" and he replies:
Not cool. -- Is it the same as saying "It was bad,"?
Not so cool. -- Does it mean it wasn't a very good movie, but not bad?
By the way, can 'so' and 'too' be used interchangeably?
If you ask someone "How are you?", what does it mean when that person says:
Not bad. -- Is this the same as saying "I'm good,"?
Not too bad. -- Does it mean he is not good, but not very bad?
Another one, if you ask someone, for example, "How was the movie?" and he replies:
Not cool. -- Is it the same as saying "It was bad,"?
Not so cool. -- Does it mean it wasn't a very good movie, but not bad?
By the way, can 'so' and 'too' be used interchangeably?
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", what does it mean when that person says: Not bad. -- Is this the same as saying "I'm good,"? Not too bad.
- ", what does it mean when that person says: Not bad.
- -- Is this the same as saying "I'm good,"?
- Not too bad.
- -- Does it mean he is not good, but not very bad?
- There's really no difference usually intended.
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Hi,
If you ask someone "How are you?", what does it mean when that person says:
Not bad. -- Is this the same as saying "I'm good,"?
Not too bad. -- Does it mean he is not good, but not very bad?
There's really no difference usually intended. Such answers have no real meaning. When we greet someone by saying 'How are you', we seldom expec
If you ask someone "How are you?", what does it mean when that person says:
Not bad. -- Is this the same as saying "I'm good,"?
Not too bad. -- Does it mean he is not good, but not very bad?
There's really no difference usually intended. Such answers have no real meaning. When we greet someone by saying 'How are you', we seldom expec
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I see there's no real difference. Thank you. Great help.
I noticed in your replies the INFO link has been turned off. I wonder how you do that.
I noticed in your replies the INFO link has been turned off. I wonder how you do that.
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