We love Roan’s use of adjectives these days (see previous posts re: “beautiful,” “disgusting,” and “terrible”). He is now using the word “so” in his fragmented Tarzan English to express himself. One night Roan enthusiastically declared to the universe, “broccolis SO good!!”
Squeezing his stuffed puppies with delight: “Doggies so sweet!”
Looking at a wallet photo of himself: “so cute.”
Unlike very, as explained by The American Heritage® Book of English Usage, the use of so “presumes the listener will be sympathetic with the speaker’s evaluation of the situation, or invites the reader to take a similar point view.”
So far, we agree!
p.s. Amma’s homemade bibs (as seen here) are so great!
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