so & very
The differece between them is a bit more complicated...
We use
'very'
with adjectives -
those are words which describe people, places or things to make them more extreme. So:
"London is a big city, but Tokyo is a very big city."
"Einstein was a very intelligent man."
"The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur are very tall."
When we use 'so'
, there's normally another clause - that's part of a sentence - after it.
The 'so' part of the sentence explains why the 'that' part of the sentence happens:
"Tokyo is so big that it is difficult for tourists to find their way around."
"Einstein was so intelligent that some other scientists had problems understanding his theories."
"The Petronas Towers are so tall that they were once the world's tallest buildings."
The first part of the sentence doesn't really make any sense without the second part, so although we can say:
"The Malaysian grand prix is very noisy" it doesn't really make sense to say:
"The Malaysian grand prix is so noisy" - unless you're replying to something another person has just said.
For example:
"I don't like motor sports!"
"No - me neither. I went to the Malaysian grand prix and it was so noisy."
What we mean here is that it was so noisy that she didn't enjoy it.
So
use 'very'
when you don't mean that something is good or bad, just extreme,
and use
'so'
when you want to add extra information afterwards.
This topic according to Ibn aI raq's request. It was difficult - so difficult that I think I need a rest now!
Am just kidding
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