Difference between revisions of "So"
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| − | Adult: Go to your room. | + | *Adult: Go to your room. |
| − | Young Child: Why? | + | *Young Child: Why? |
| − | Adult: Because I said so. | + | *Adult: Because I said so. |
| − | Parent #1: Did she really finish all her homework? | + | *Parent #1: Did she really finish all her homework? |
| − | Parent #2: So she says. | + | *Parent #2: So she says. |
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| + | *Margot: How do you turn this light off? | ||
| + | *Matt: There's a button underneath. | ||
| + | *::''Margot picks up the lamp and looks underneath'' | ||
| + | *Margot: So there is. That's a strange place for a button. | ||
Cf. ''ainsi'' | Cf. ''ainsi'' | ||
Revision as of 20:52, 13 March 2020
Degree Adverb
so many friends = tant d'amis so few friends = si peu d'amis so much time = tant de temps so little time = si peu de temps
Anaphoric Pronoun
note to self: check terminology here
- Adult: Go to your room.
- Young Child: Why?
- Adult: Because I said so.
- Parent #1: Did she really finish all her homework?
- Parent #2: So she says.
- Margot: How do you turn this light off?
- Matt: There's a button underneath.
- Margot picks up the lamp and looks underneath
- Margot: So there is. That's a strange place for a button.
Cf. ainsi
Result
Discourse Marker
Indicates that someone is seeking input (an answer to a question, a readiness to move on...)
Correlator
- Would you be so kind as to give me your name? (silly formula, often a bit snarky)
- wh- so ADJ as to V
