Difference between revisions of "So"

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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 switch underneath (Margot picks up the lamp and looks) Margot: So there is. That's a strange place for a switch.

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