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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

So as an intensifier

What is wrong with these two sentences?

1. I don't think I am really so experienced for a hard job like that.
2. I don't think I am so experienced for a hard job like that.
  

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Anonymous two sentences You need one of these: I don't think I am experienced enough for a hard job like that. I don't think I am experienced enough to do such a hard job. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous two sentences You need one of these: I don't think I am experienced enough for a hard job like that.
  • I don't think I am experienced enough to do such a hard job.
  • CJ
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Anonymous two sentences
You need one of these:

I don't think I am experienced enough for a hard job like that.
I don't think I am experienced enough to do such a hard job.

CJ
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OK. I know them. Tell me what is wrong with so? Why is it ungrammatical?
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AnonymousTell me what is wrong with so? Why is it ungrammatical?
It's not used in comparisons in that way.

so is used with that. ... so experienced that ...

The following is barely possible, but not as good as the ones I gave you earlier because ... so ... that ... doesn't work in a negation as well.

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Very good. And can I use "really" as well?

I don't think I am really so experienced that I could do a hard job like that.
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Anonymouscan I use "really" as well?
Yes, and it can go in several places.

I don't think I am really so experienced that I could do a hard job like that.
I don't really think I am so experienced that I could do a hard job like that.
I really don't think I am so experienced that I could do a hard job like that.

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