not so adjective as - when we compare different things (different kinds) E.g.: This apple is not so nice as that orange. I'm not so tall as the horse. My grandmother is not so old as the …

As people change, so languages change. To me, it also means: The language changes in the same way people change. However, what makes me confused for so long is the difference …

Jan 1, 2016 · B: Is that so?! I've got twenty bucks to a dime says you're full of it. Since you say the prompt was the denial of a request, it is likely that the second sense was intended: A: I'm …

Mar 1, 2016 · But it's not so much that it's wrong, as that it implies things a bit differently and is therefore rarer. From that ngram graph we can also see that, while putting "if so" in the middle …

Oct 15, 2023 · Bulk and usefulness are characteristics of something: it possesses those characteristic intrinsically, so you should say. It is of no great bulk It is of no use whatsoever. …

Jul 4, 2018 · So she then adds a condition or caveat to his going out, which is that he will only go with him if he was talking about the hair on his head by saying "As long as it's on your head - …

May 17, 2015 · What's the difference between these two examples: 1."Your father would be proud of us." 2."Your father would have been proud of us."

Aug 13, 2015 · More completely, "So we on" means that they have been doing this thing, they do not want to do this thing, but despite of or because of whatever was explained before this …

) It's unclear whether it has ended or not. It's also possible that it's been continued up until now, and possibly will continue into the future. The speaker says nothing explicitly, so we have a …

Dec 1, 2017 · In short, it's not so much introducing oneself (adding a new name to someone's list of known persons) as identifying oneself (help someone know which persone on the list is …