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Russian80 Posted 8 years ago
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That's amazing[./!] Just talking to people, you can learn (only) so much[./!]

What is the difference in meaning between the following 3 dialogues:

A. He learnt English by talking to tourists.
B. That's amazing! Just talking to people, you can learn so much!

A. He learnt English by talking to tourists.
B. That's amazing. Just talking to people, you can learn so much.

A. He learnt English by talking to tourists.
B. That's amazing. Just talking to people, you can learn only so much.

  

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russian80 difference in meaning The use of a period or an exclamation mark after "amazing" does not change the meaning. You are free to use either one. However, if the speaker says this excitedly, the exclamation mark will capture that idea better than just a period.

  • russian80 difference in meaning The use of a period or an exclamation mark after "amazing" does not change the meaning.
  • You are free to use either one.
  • However, if the speaker says this excitedly, the exclamation mark will capture that idea better than just a period.
  • russian80 you can learn only so much 'learn so much' suggests 'a lot'.
  • 'learn only so much' suggests 'a limited amount'; 'not very much'.
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russian80difference in meaning

The use of a period or an exclamation mark after "amazing" does not change the meaning. You are free to use either one. However, if the speaker says this excitedly, the exclamation mark will capture that idea better than just a period.

russian80you can learn only so much

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