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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

One/so

Which of the sentences 1-5 are correct in the given contexts:

I thought he was a bad man.

1-He was.
2-He was one.
3-He was so.

I thought he was bad,

4-He was.
5-He was so.

Gratefully and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas,
Navi,
  

Top answer

All but #5 are OK.

— RandomGuy

  • All but #5 are OK.
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navitasanI thought he was a bad man.1-He was.2-He was one.3-He was so.I thought he was bad,4-He was.5-He was so.
Most people just say "He was" for both cases. The addition of "one" in the second sentence seems completely unnecessary.

The ones with "so" seem to me to be emphatic denials of a preceding negation.

— He was not (a) bad (man).
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Thank you both very much!

I thougth "3" was wrong! Are you sure "5" is wrong?
I am not questioning your knowledge of English, mind you. I just wonder if you have not made a slip of sorts.

Gratefully,
Navi,
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It’s not wrong; it’s just not appropriate in the context you’ve given. CJ illustrated a suitable context for it.
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Aaaaaaah! My apologies! I misunderstood!
Sorry!

Gratefully,
Navi.
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