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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Hi,
I want to know if I am right with the meaning of the underlined and bold word.
Sergeant: "Why don't you go out to her place and see if she's all right?"
Policeman: "Who? Me? On a night like this?"
Sergeant: "It's not far. So, you've got you bike, haven't you.
Sergeant: "It's not far. And for that reason, you've got you bike, haven't you.
And another question, here "so" is an adverb, isn't it?
Thanks in advanced
Thinking (Spain)
I want to know if I am right with the meaning of the underlined and bold word.
Sergeant: "Why don't you go out to her place and see if she's all right?"
Policeman: "Who? Me? On a night like this?"
Sergeant: "It's not far. So, you've got you bike, haven't you.
Sergeant: "It's not far. And for that reason, you've got you bike, haven't you.
And another question, here "so" is an adverb, isn't it?
Thanks in advanced
Thinking (Spain)
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Hello I think that in this case "so" is being used as a conjunction. The sergeant is using "so" to show that he agrees with what the Policeman has just said, but he does not think that it is important. He agrees that the weather is bad - suggested by " Anonymous On a night like this?
- Hello I think that in this case "so" is being used as a conjunction.
- The sergeant is using "so" to show that he agrees with what the Policeman has just said, but he does not think that it is important.
- He agrees that the weather is bad - suggested by " Anonymous On a night like this?
- but he does not think that is important.
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Hello
I think that in this case "so" is being used as a conjunction. The sergeant is using "so" to show that he agrees with what the Policeman has just said, but he does not think that it is important.
He agrees that the weather is bad - suggested by "
I think that in this case "so" is being used as a conjunction. The sergeant is using "so" to show that he agrees with what the Policeman has just said, but he does not think that it is important.
He agrees that the weather is bad - suggested by "
AnonymousOn a night like this?but he does not think that is important.
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AnonymousSergeant: "It's not far. So, you've got you bike, haven't you.You might make the case as LouiseT has done, but I think that this is a more vacuous so. In other words, it's like a pause word. Like hmm, errr, uhh, and umm, it has no meaning. The speaker just throws it in almost as a nervous tic. Lately it has become quite commo
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CalifJim,
I really want to thank you for your interested and information in helping me.
I am from Spain, trying to be a good English teacher.
Thinking. (Barcelona)
I really want to thank you for your interested and information in helping me.
I am from Spain, trying to be a good English teacher.
Thinking. (Barcelona)
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Yes you are right CJ this is becoming more and more common. It would also make good sense here as the "so" does not come directly after the policeman's comment.
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