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That was some storm we had last night.

0 Hello. I am reading a conversation and one of the speakers says: 02br
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00My question is, the word "some" means a few or a little. Why is it used differently when talking about a big storm? What does some mean exactly? 02br
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0 hello guest, 02br 02br 00here "some" is used in the sense of "remarkable" or "striking" 02br 02br 00"That was a remarkable storm we had last night" 02br 01blockquote 00"She's some girl" 12blockquote 12br 02br 00She's a striking-looking girl. 0-

— Abbie1948

  • 0 hello guest, 02br 02br 00here "some" is used in the sense of "remarkable" or "striking" 02br 02br 00"That was a remarkable storm we had last night" 02br 01blockquote 00"She's some girl" 12blockquote 12br 02br 00She's a striking-looking girl.
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0 hello guest, 02br
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00here "some" is used in the sense of "remarkable" or "striking" 02br
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00"She's some girl" 12blockquote
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00She's a striking-looking girl. 0-
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0 To abbie1948, 02br
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00Can you tell me the difference between, 02br
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00a) That was some storm we had last night". 02br
00b) That was A **** OF a storm we had last night. 02br
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00c) She was some girl. 02br
00d) She was A **** OF a girl. ?? 0-
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0 There may be a difference of emphasis, and perhaps a slight difference in meaning between "some girl" and "a *** of a girl" but I think the major difference may lie in the attitude of the speaker. Perhaps you have another idea? [:^)] 0-
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0 To abbie1948, 02br
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00How about when you apply, "some" and "a **** of" to the noun "difference". e.g. 02br
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00i) That's some difference. 02br
00ii) That's a **** of a difference. 02br
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00Are the meanings slighly different too?? 0-
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0 To temico, 02br
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00Could you please tell me, what is the meaning of ..."a ***"..? 02br
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00msn 0-
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0 Hi senthilvelann, 02br
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00There are some words which the forum will not accept. Just put an 'e' where the * is, and you'll see the word. 02br
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00This is standard practice in English; if we wish to write a word which may be offensive to some, we replace the vowel with *** 0-
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0 Thanks abbie 1948. 02br
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0 01blockquote
00That's some difference.12blockquote
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00In Br.E I think this would be used in an ironical sense, but may also be used as in AmE to indicate a large difference. 02br
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00That's a *** of a difference.12blockquote
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00I think I refer you b
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