Synonyms for 'enough' adj. and adv.

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Hi teachers,Do you agree with these blue synonyms for 'enough'?1. He bought two loaves of bread, enough (sufficient) cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches.2. This weekend, of course, he had enough (sufficient) money to buy these things.3. I think the seat is wide enough (sufficiently) for both of us, isn't it?4. A: Do you want some more chicken, Peter?    B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough (sufficiently).Thanks in advance.

GPY · Accepted Answer

1. He bought two loaves of bread, and enough/sufficient cheese, ham and salami for sandwiches.
2. This weekend, of course, he had enough/sufficient money to buy these things.
3. I think the seat is wide enough / sufficiently wide for both of us, isn't it?
4. A: Do you want some more chicken, Peter?
B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough/sufficient. ["sufficient" wouldn't be very common here]

Tenacious Learner · Answer

GPYB: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough/sufficient. ["sufficient" wouldn't be very common here]

Hi GPY,
Thanks for your reply. Really? The sentence is from a book. Though books also make mistakes.

TL

GPY · Answer

It's not actually a mistake to say "sufficient" in that situation. However, in a real-life conversation "I've had enough" would be much more usual.

Tenacious Learner · Answer

GPYIt's not actually a mistake to say "sufficient" in that situation. However, in a real-life conversation "I've had enough" would be much more usual.

Hi GPY,
Sorry, that was my mistake. The original sentence does have 'enough'; 'sufficient' is just the synonym for that word. My question was based on asking if 'sufficiently' was appropriate. Now I clearly see that the one is 'sufficient'.

TL

Grammarfreak · Answer

TL,
This is my take. "enough" and " sufficient" are close synonyms. However, the contexts in which they are used need to be carefully considered. I have enough gas in the tank to get to LA. I wouldn't use " sufficient" in this cotnext, but I don't have the precise reasons as to why. "Enough" is the right answer for the questions in your post. I think we usually refer "sufficient" to something uncountable and untangible like "data", "rest", "engergy" and "effort". For the sentence, "enough" implies a measure of intent. But the way it was constructed into the sentence, do you mean " enough cheese" only, for what ? It is not wrong grammatically, but syntactically, there is something missing. If I may reword it, I would say:: " I brought two loaves of bread, enough cheese, ham, and salami ( to make sandwiches for 10 people).

CalifJim · Answer

Tenacious Learnerblue synonyms

Blue synonyms? I thought you were going to give us something "off-color", i.e., not respectable in polite company.

See http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue Definition 7.

1. He bought two loaves of bread, and enough (sufficient) cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches. OK.
2. This weekend, of course, he had enough (sufficient) money to buy these things. OK.

In these first two (above), 'a sufficient amount of' also works.

3. I think the seat is wide enough (sufficiently) for both of us, isn't it? OK, but the word order is reversed in English. "sufficiently wide".
4. A: Do you want some more chicken, Peter?
B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough (sufficiently). To my ear, neither 'sufficient' nor 'sufficiently' works here. I'd use "a sufficient amount".

CJ

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Tenacious Learner4. A: Do you want some more chicken, Peter? B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough (sufficiently).

4. A: Do you want some more chicken, Peter?
B: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough (plenty).

Tenacious Learner · Answer

grammarfreakBut the way it was constructed into the sentence, do you mean " enough cheese" only, for what ? It is not wrong grammatically, but syntactically, there is something missing. If I may reword it, I would say:: " I brought two loaves of bread, enough cheese, ham, and salami ( to make sandwiches for 10 people)

Hi,
Thanks for your comments.
He bought two loaves of bread, enough (sufficient) cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches.
You are right! Though, because of previous text, it is understood that he bought all these things for a picnic and for three people.

TL

Tenacious Learner · Answer

CalifJimI thought you were going to give us something "off-color", i.e., not respectable in polite company.

Hi Jim,
Thanks for your reply.
Do you mean 'crude humor; vulgar humor'?

CalifJim1. He bought two loaves of bread, and enough (sufficient) cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches.

Thank you for your correction, but the original sentence stands like this:
He bought three loaves of bread, a jar of olives, enough cheese, ham, and salami for sandwiches, and eight cans of cola.
I just wrote it shorter and I made that mistake.

CalifJim3. I think the seat is wide enough (sufficiently) for both of us, isn't it? OK, but the word order is reversed in English. "sufficiently wide".

OK. Then, I should better explained 'wide enough' all together to get that meaning.
It will be, if I'm not mistaken, 'sufficiently spacious'. Am I right?

CalifJimB: No, thanks. I‘ve had enough (sufficiently). To my ear, neither 'sufficient' nor 'sufficiently' works here. I'd use "a sufficient amount".

I'll follow your advice.

TL

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi Alphecca

s,
Thanks for yours too.

TL

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