"I so envy you, sleeping late tomorrow."
Can I put a sentence like this? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Can I put a sentence like this? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Is this OK?
I wouldn't use the "so", I guess. It seems like British English, and I'm American. It could be used in New England, I think. JMO.
Would you use "really" there?-Guest
Maybe, but I don't usually say things like that. Sleeping late may be considered laziness for some people, and I don't want to imply that (even though I like to sleep late, of course.)
Maybe, but I don't usually say things like that. Sleeping late may be considered laziness for some people, and I don't want to imply that (even though I like to sleep late, of course.)
It's fine, but I'd use "..." instead of a comma...
"I so envy you...Sleeping late tomorrow..."
"I so envy you...Sleeping late tomorrow..."
<It's fine, but I'd use "..." instead of a comma...
"I so envy you...Sleeping late tomorrow..." >
That's normally see as poor style, unless there are words missing.
"I so envy you...Sleeping late tomorrow..." >
That's normally see as poor style, unless there are words missing.
"So" is seldom put in front of a verb. Same as "really". It describes the degree of the verb so it should be put after the verb.
E.g. I am so stupid. --> the degree of stupidity
= I am really stupid.
But sometimes you will see adverbs put in front of the verb:
E.g. I ran quickly. --> My speed is fast.
I quickly ran to the door. --> My reaction is to run and I reacted quickly. The speed refers to my reaction, not the action.
E.g. I am so stupid. --> the degree of stupidity
= I am really stupid.
But sometimes you will see adverbs put in front of the verb:
E.g. I ran quickly. --> My speed is fast.
I quickly ran to the door. --> My reaction is to run and I reacted quickly. The speed refers to my reaction, not the action.
<"So" is seldom put in front of a verb. *Same as "really"*. >
Really? So, you don't say stuff like "I really like you", "I really miss him", "I really blew it this time" etc in your every day life? The verb "to be" that you use in your example is a special case, in that you'd seldom put an adverb before it (though it's not all that unusual when you want to emphasize, eg "He is stupid, he really is!", but perhaps by strict grammar rules it wouldn't be considered as ideal).
I've heard/seen "so" used in front of a verb in colloquial speech, but I agree that, going strictly by the rules, it is not correct.
Really? So, you don't say stuff like "I really like you", "I really miss him", "I really blew it this time" etc in your every day life? The verb "to be" that you use in your example is a special case, in that you'd seldom put an adverb before it (though it's not all that unusual when you want to emphasize, eg "He is stupid, he really is!", but perhaps by strict grammar rules it wouldn't be considered as ideal).
I've heard/seen "so" used in front of a verb in colloquial speech, but I agree that, going strictly by the rules, it is not correct.
Personally I use so and really depending on how I feel. So sometimes I really feel like saying really so I say really but other times I feel so like saying so I say so. I would really say so.