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HSS Posted 19 years ago
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Very Surprised by, Very Much Surprised By

0Hi. How are you?02br
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00Which do you prefer, [1] or [2]?02br
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00[1] I was very surprised by their request for that.02br
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00[2] I was very much surprised by their request for that.02br
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00Best,02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10HSS12cite 12br 10Hi. , [2] sounds better to my ear. Why, I'm not sure.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10HSS12cite 12br 10Hi.
  • , [2] sounds better to my ear.
  • Why, I'm not sure.
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01cite10HSS12cite12br
10Hi. How are you?12br
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10Which do you prefer, [1] or [2]?12br
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10[1] I was very surprised by their request for that.12br
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10[2] I was very much surprised by their request for that.12br
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10Best,12br
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0I dare say if you change "by" to "at," you may then like [1'] more. Don't you?02br
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00[1'] I was very surprised at their request for that.02br
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00[2'] I was very much surprised at their request for that.02br
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00Best,02br
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00Hiro0-
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0 You could also say: 01i00I was 01font00very very very very very much 02font00surprised by their request for that.02br
02i00Personally though I'd just ditch the adverbs altogether:01i00 02i00I was surprised by their request for that.02br
00If you really believe they are necessary the s
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0 at: viewing, considering point of view02br
00 by: being-affected point of view 0-
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0 01blockquote
01cite10HSS12cite12br
10I dare say if you change "by" to "at," you may then like [1'] more. Don't you?12br
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10[1'] I was very surprised at their request for that.12br
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10[2'] I was very much surprised at their request for that.12br
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0Hi. Thanks for the interesting question.02br
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00Could anyone tell me what about this? Is it weird even if formal writing?01blockquote
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10I was 11b10much 12b10surprised by....12br
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0 Hi. Thanks for the interesting question.02br
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00 Could anyone tell me what about this? Is it weird even if formal writing?02br
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10 I was 11b10much 12b10surprised by....12blockquote
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Could anyone tell me what about this? Is it weird even if formal writing?02br
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11font10I was 11b10much 12b10surprised by....12font12br
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10It sounds like a very old-
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