Thread: Looking for language exchange

Originally Posted by Helenej

Ok, let me sum that up.
Both “She is so beautiful. period” and ”She is that beautiful. period” are correct. If so, what is the difference between them?

The constructions with comparisons “as...as” and ”not as... as” are correct, while “not so...as” is incorrect.

I’ve just examined my neck. It’s not red.

Your summation is correct. As far as the difference between “She is so beautiful” and “She is that beautiful”, the first is a statement of a current condition: “She is (at this moment) so beautiful. The latter is a comparison to a previously stated condition: “The Greeks and the Trojans fought because of Helen of Troy. She was that beautiful.” Why did they fight over her? Because she was that beautiful. See the difference?

Well, believe it or not, some people in our South are proud to be redneck….lol. It’s the cause of much joking and fun sometimes

Originally Posted by kgcole

Your summation is correct. As far as the difference between “She is so beautiful” and “She is that beautiful”, the first is a statement of a current condition: “She is (at this moment) so beautiful. The latter is a comparison to a previously stated condition: “The Greeks and the Trojans fought because of Helen of Troy. She was that beautiful.” Why did they fight over her? Because she was that beautiful. See the difference?

Yes, I do. So, you mean there are no any style difference between them like "that" is kind of more colloquial or low colloquial than "so"?

Originally Posted by Helenej

Yes, I do. So, you mean there are no any style difference between them like "that" is kind of more colloquial or low colloquial than "so"?

You're correct, there are no style differences between the two. But remember they each have a specific use according to grammar. One just has to remember what those uses are. You know, to me, those the subtle differences that can be learned from a native speaker. Those are the kinds of things I hope to learn from you about Russian, and hopefully what I can tell you about English.