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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
the location of still(much, even, far)
1. I was surprised then, but now I'm more surprised still.
2. I was surprised then, but now I'm still more surprised.
Q) Regarding "still" in #1, is #2 as natural as #1?
Q2) Can much and even be replaced with "still?"
2. I was surprised then, but now I'm still more surprised.
Q) Regarding "still" in #1, is #2 as natural as #1?
Q2) Can much and even be replaced with "still?"
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moon7296 1. I was surprised then, but now I'm more surprised still. 2.
- moon7296 1.
- I was surprised then, but now I'm more surprised still.
- 2.
- I was surprised then, but now I'm still more surprised.
- Q) Regarding "still" in #1, is #2 as natural as #1?
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moon72961. I was surprised then, but now I'm more surprised still.Oof! You know how to ask tough questions.
2. I was surprised then, but now I'm still more surprised.
Q) Regarding "still" in #1, is #2 as natural as #1?
Q2) Can much and even be replaced with "still?"
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CalifJimHere's my preferred version:I was surprised then, but now I'm even more surprised.3. I was surprised then, but now I'm even more surprised.
4. I was surprised then, but now I'm more surprised even.
Q) You said #1 and #2 are acceptable. Then, is #4 acceptable just as #1 is okay like #2?
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moon7296is #4 acceptableNo. I should have told you about that in my previous post. That won't work. 'even' has to go before the word it modifies, just like 'very' has to.
surprised, very surprised; but not surprised very.
more surprised, even more surprised; but not more surprised even.
CJ
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