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Hans51 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Usage of so and too

1) You are so obsessed.

2) You are too obsessed.

Which one is natural and is there a meaning difference between the two sentences?

Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
  

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Too obsessed is proper. [ You are too obsessed (to understand the problem). ] So is usually followed by that .

— Philip

  • Too obsessed is proper.
  • [ You are too obsessed (to understand the problem).
  • ] So is usually followed by that .
  • [ You are so obsessed that you can't understand the problem.
  • ]
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Too obsessed is proper. [ You are too obsessed (to understand the problem). ]
So is usually followed by that. [ You are so obsessed that you can't understand the problem. ]
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"So" is in common use to mean very.

She's so pretty.
He's so crazy!
You're so obsessed with this project.

With "too" (as with "so obsessed that...") there is an undesirable consequence. You're neglecting your family. It's affecting your sleep. Etc.
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Thank you both and I have learned that too is used for a negative meaning, so there is a meaning difference in 'You are so good' and 'You are too good', but in words like obsessed have a negative meaning themselves,so I think that if 'You are so obsessed' is okay to use, it means the same with 'You are too obsessed'. I think that you already mentioned it b
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No. They do not have the same meaning.

"So" has an informal use that means "very" while "too" means an excess.
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Hans511) You are so obsessed.2) You are too obsessed.Which one is natural?
Both are natural.
Hans51is there a meaning difference
Yes.

so ~ to a great degree; to a remarkable or very noticeable degree
too ~ to an excessive degree; to a degree greater than what is advisable

CJ
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