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Forum: English Questions

Mar 29th, 2013, 04:27 am

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Posted By susan53

Re: so vs very

1. Yes - but it's all relative. I love hot water. If you don't, your "incredibly hot" might be my "tepid". Again it depends on the speaker's viewpoint and how much emphasis they want to add.
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Forum: English Questions

Mar 27th, 2013, 02:56 am

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Posted By susan53

Re: so vs very

So = an emphatic word. It's used in the sentences you quote in order to be emphatic (and is usually stressed). Compare :
It was so hot!
It was really hot!
It was incredibly hot.
It was extremely...

Forum: English Questions

Mar 25th, 2013, 02:57 am

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Posted By susan53

Re: so vs very

Yes - that's what I said :)

Forum: English Questions

Mar 23rd, 2013, 03:08 am

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Posted By susan53

Re: so vs very

"So" is more emphatic than "very". The exclamation mark would be normal to indicate this with "so" but less likely with "very".

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