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Clee62 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Very and too

Hi,

Is there anything difference between too and very in general and in the following situation?

24mm lens on the APS-C will behave like a 38mm on full frame. The image produced will not be too wide.

Can we say," The image produced will not be very wide"?

thanks,
  

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Hi, Is there anything difference between too and very in general and in the following situation? These words are sometimes interchanged in somewhat careless speech. But reallly, there is a difference.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is there anything difference between too and very in general and in the following situation?
  • These words are sometimes interchanged in somewhat careless speech.
  • But reallly, there is a difference.
  • very = to a great degree too = suggests a problem.
  • eg I went shopping and found a sweater I like.
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Hi,

Is there anything difference between too and very in general and in the following situation? These words are sometimes interchanged in somewhat careless speech. But reallly, there is a difference.

very = to a great degree
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Too gives the meaning of "excessive", or more than enough. Very gives the meaning of "a lot", and it can be positive or negative.

"too wide" means wider than what is desirable.
"very wide" can mean either wider than what is desirable or not wide enough.

So, "too wide" gives a clearer meaning if a large width is really not desirable.
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clee62Is there anything any difference between too and very in general and in the following situation?
This has been answered above, but note that in casual conversation, when in the negative, too and very can be nearly identical in meaning.

Jake isn't very smart. / Jake isn't too smart.
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Hi Clive/Lakshwadeep/CJ,

I'm just curious what about "so". How would it be different in meaning from "very" and "too"
If you could, please give examples. Thank you.
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Hi,

Examples -
The sweater was expensive.
The sweater was very expensive. (incresaes the degree of expense)
The sweater was too expensive. (indicates the expe
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Thank you for explaining the difference. If you could, please help me with some follow-questions below.
CliveThe sweater was so expensive that I had to borrow $100 from my friend. (indicates a consequence of the expense)
Does it mean that "so [adjective]" should always be followed by a "that
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Hi,
If you could, please help me with some follow-questions below.

(missing image) Clive

“The sweater was so expensive that I had to borrow $100 from my friend. (indicates a consequence of the expense)
”
Does it mean that "so [adject
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Thank you very much for that clarification.
CliveSuch people don't understand or care about the diffference, and one day that difference may be lost.
I see what the problem is, but now I know so I would use "so" and "very" according to your explanation. At least, the difference won't be lost in me.
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