So stupid vs as stupid

The first sentence.

alc24He's so stupid as to do that.
He's as stupid as to do that.Neither is good. A non-assertive plus so is the usual grouping. I assume you want to keep the as to pattern.


He is not so stupid as to do that.
If he is so stupid as to do that, he deserves what he gets.
I can't believe anybody would be so stupid as t

I've herad the structure

SO ___ AS TO DO SOMETIHNG

so I'm pretty sure you can say

He's not so smart as to do that/stupid as to do that.

Anyone?

alc24I've heard the structure

SO ___ AS TO DO SOMETIHNG

so I'm pretty sure you can say

He's not so smart as to do that/stupid as to do that.

He is not so stupid as to do that.
He's not so smart as to do that/stupid as to do that.
You are using 'not' in the sentence, so it is the same as advised by CJ.

You

Yoong LiatHe is not so stupid as to do that.
He's not so smart as to do that/stupid as to do that.
You are using 'not' in the sentence, so it is the same as advised by CJ.

Good point, YL. I already mentioned that case above.

I think its correct justt like

• He's so smart as to do that

what do you think?

alc24I think its correct justt like

• He's so smart as to do that

what do you think?

I think you haven't read the previous posts in the thread.

what's assertive and non assertive?

If you put NOT then you can say it, is that right

as in

He's not so stupid as to do that.

Assertive is, well, when you are asserting that something is true -- in other words a declarative statement. If you negate it, put it in a question form, or put it in a subordinate clause, especially in an if clause -- in other words put it in any form other than a declarative statement -- then it's non-assertive.

CJ

Hello CJ,

I had a question regarding "so as to" and "enough"

Are these 2 sentence both correct?

These are non assertive?

1 I'm not tired enough to go to sleep.
2 I'm not so tired as to go to sleep.

Thank you Philip