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Bamtori Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Which should I use, did it or did so?
Could someone please explain the difference between using 'I did it' and 'I did so'? They mean the same to me.
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As I understand, "I did so" means like "I did it too" or "I did it as well". It's like you'd like to inform others that you were the one who did someting beside others who have already done it. Ex: Mom: Who made the dirt on the floor?
- As I understand, "I did so" means like "I did it too" or "I did it as well".
- It's like you'd like to inform others that you were the one who did someting beside others who have already done it.
- Ex: Mom: Who made the dirt on the floor?
- Son: I did it.
- (I was the one who did it) Daugther: So did I (I did so).
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As I understand, "I did so" means like "I did it too" or "I did it as well".
It's like you'd like to inform others that you were the one who did someting beside others who have already done it.
Ex:
Mom: Who made the dirt on the floor?
Son: I did it. (I was the one who did it)
Daugther: So did I (I did so). (I was another one who did it too)
It's like you'd like to inform others that you were the one who did someting beside others who have already done it.
Ex:
Mom: Who made the dirt on the floor?
Son: I did it. (I was the one who did it)
Daugther: So did I (I did so). (I was another one who did it too)
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"did it", "do it", "will do it" are statistically more used.
Could you please finish your homework?
I already did it.
Have you written the letters?
No, but I'll do it later.
"did so", "do so", ... are less used, and are in a (much?) higher register.
Has Your Majesty forgotten to write the letters?
Yes, indeed. I shall do so at once.
The P
Could you please finish your homework?
I already did it.
Have you written the letters?
No, but I'll do it later.
"did so", "do so", ... are less used, and are in a (much?) higher register.
Has Your Majesty forgotten to write the letters?
Yes, indeed. I shall do so at once.
The P
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In some contexts, I like to think of 'so' as the opposite of 'not'.
"Build a house? I did so. Build a castle, no, I did not."
It seems to me, as a foreigner, that some Americans replace 'so' with 'too' in this context:
"I did too"
I'm guessing that this a colloquialism and nothing more, as it can't literally mean anything other than "I
"Build a house? I did so. Build a castle, no, I did not."
It seems to me, as a foreigner, that some Americans replace 'so' with 'too' in this context:
"I did too"
I'm guessing that this a colloquialism and nothing more, as it can't literally mean anything other than "I
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