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Dcomest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
[such/so] poor weather...
It's said that
a) He has such a warm heart.
b) He has so warm a heart.
are grammatically correct and b) sounds a bit formal. Could anybody tell me the difference of the two sentences? Do "native speakers" really use sentences like b)? Does b) sound more poetic?
And here's another question.
c) Because the Southeast is having [such/so] poor weather this year...
If both a) and b) sound correct, do both "such poor weather" and "so poor weather" make sense? In other words, can we use "so" in the "so adjective a/an noun" structure without an/an?
Thanks in advance!
Jay from ROK
a) He has such a warm heart.
b) He has so warm a heart.
are grammatically correct and b) sounds a bit formal. Could anybody tell me the difference of the two sentences? Do "native speakers" really use sentences like b)? Does b) sound more poetic?
And here's another question.
c) Because the Southeast is having [such/so] poor weather this year...
If both a) and b) sound correct, do both "such poor weather" and "so poor weather" make sense? In other words, can we use "so" in the "so adjective a/an noun" structure without an/an?
Thanks in advance!
Jay from ROK
Top answer
To me the adjective "such" is used to emphasise the nature or quality of something. Like "so", it is used to indicate size, degree, but, unlike "so", it also emphasizes uniqueness. " In that sentence, the point being made is that the person is beyond being just a character, but, is obviously in a class by himself.
- To me the adjective "such" is used to emphasise the nature or quality of something.
- Like "so", it is used to indicate size, degree, but, unlike "so", it also emphasizes uniqueness.
- " In that sentence, the point being made is that the person is beyond being just a character, but, is obviously in a class by himself.
- Whereas "so" to me is generally an indicator of degree.
- "This soup is so warm".
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To me the adjective "such" is used to emphasise the nature or quality of something. Like "so", it is used to indicate size, degree, but, unlike "so", it also emphasizes uniqueness.
Someone might say: "Oh, he is such a character!" In that sentence, the point being made is that the person is beyond being just a character, but, is obviously in a class by himself.
Whereas "so" to
Someone might say: "Oh, he is such a character!" In that sentence, the point being made is that the person is beyond being just a character, but, is obviously in a class by himself.
Whereas "so" to
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