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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"so badly" preceded by a verb?

Are these natural? How to show the extent to which.....?
If not how would you say them please?

1 I don't trust her so badly I wouldn't leave her around my stuff.
2 I couldn't wait to leave so badly that your telling me we have to stay an extra day is a disappointment.

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Don't use a NOT before "so badly" I don't trust her so badly I wouldn't leave her around my stuff. I couldn't wait to leave so badly that your telling me we have to stay an extra day is a disappointment. For number one you could say: I mistrust her so badly I wouldn't leave my stuff around her.

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  • Don't use a NOT before "so badly" I don't trust her so badly I wouldn't leave her around my stuff.
  • I couldn't wait to leave so badly that your telling me we have to stay an extra day is a disappointment.
  • For number one you could say: I mistrust her so badly I wouldn't leave my stuff around her.
  • Two: I wanted to leave so badly that you telling me we have to stay an extra day is a disappointment.
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Don't use a NOT before "so badly"

I don't trust her so badly I wouldn't leave her around my stuff.

I couldn't wait to leave so badly that your telling me we have to stay an extra day is a disappointment.
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1 I mistrust her so much I wouldn't leave her around my stuff.
2 I couldn't wait to leave so badly that your telling me we have to stay an extra day is a disappointment. OK
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Philip is correct. Using "not" with "so badly" is to be avoided in my opinion. To express the intended sentiments, I will say this:
I distrust her so badly that I wouldn't leave anything valuable around with her alone.
I wanted to leave so badly that staying here another hour will seem like a torture.
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