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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
That much/so much
1) Doing things my way will save a lot of unnecessary fuss and it'll be that much more pleasant for you.
2) Doing things my way will save a lot of unnecessary fuss and it'll be so much more pleasant for you.
Do these sentences mean exactly the same?
Gratefully,
Navi.
2) Doing things my way will save a lot of unnecessary fuss and it'll be so much more pleasant for you.
Do these sentences mean exactly the same?
Gratefully,
Navi.
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navitasan Do these sentences mean exactly the same? Very close, but the first one seems a tiny bit anomalous to me. I guess I'm used to adverbial "that" with a negative: It will be so much more pleasant.
- navitasan Do these sentences mean exactly the same?
- Very close, but the first one seems a tiny bit anomalous to me.
- I guess I'm used to adverbial "that" with a negative: It will be so much more pleasant.
- It won't be that much more pleasant.
- At least that's the way I'd use them.
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navitasanDo these sentences mean exactly the same?Very close, but the first one seems a tiny bit anomalous to me. I guess I'm used to adverbial "that" with a negative:
It will be so much more pleasant.
It won't be that much more pleasant.
At least that's the way I'd use them.
CJ
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Thank you very much CalifJim for all your kind replies,
2) Doing things my way will save a lot of unnecessary fuss and it'll be so much more pleasant for you.
Does this mean:
a) Doing things m
2) Doing things my way will save a lot of unnecessary fuss and it'll be so much more pleasant for you.
Does this mean:
a) Doing things m
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