Aug 3, 2012 · From CNN:Some had harsh words for the seemingly cruel aspects of the system's "gold-medal-at-all-cost" mentality, for example, when diving gold medalist Wu Minxia's mother …

Apr 19, 2010 · "if so" -> "if given so" A : We'll have a picnic this weekend ! B : If (I am) given so, you may want to practice your cooking. "Even if so" -> "Granted so/Even assuming so" A : We …

Feb 13, 2011 · We’re going to leave by three so that we don’t get stuck in the rush-hour traffic. We’re going to leave by three so as not to get stuck in the rush-hour traffic. Jamie had an …

Oct 31, 2011 · It is so true = it is very true - used for emphasis (but how can anything be very true? - it is either true or it is not!) It is so not xxxx = colloquial use, again for emphasis. It is so …

Mar 1, 2011 · I was wondering about these two possiblities, too. And I was very unsure about right usage, especially because in German for 'not as much as' we say 'nicht so viel wie', and I was …

Aug 22, 2011 · I'd say in this context they do express the same fact: that there were not as many people as they had thought, said, heard, read about, etc. Please note that if you write so many …

May 29, 2008 · I generally do not write another "s" after a possessive apostrophe when the word ends in "s", so for me, "goodness'" is just the ordinary spelling. However, I would not even …

Jul 26, 2018 · So, when we use shouldn't I instead of should I not, we mean so to say that things in fact were not wrong, but perhaps unnecessary. The same I meant saying that when I …

Jun 28, 2018 · My current understanding is that, in order to adhere strictly to the rules of English grammar, a comma before the conjunction (which, in the example sentence originally posted …

Aug 18, 2008 · this is so not true ! What bothers me about this phrase is the fact that I'm used to hearing "so" right next to the adjective it's intensifying. "This is so true" sounds fine.While I …