2014年12月2日 · Though more so spelled as two words, the one-word moreso gained ground despite the disapproval of usage authorities. More so strictly means that to a greater degree, and so refers to an adjective or adverb used earlier. E.g.: Gina is studious, and Eleanor is more so

make an already sweet cake that much more so. It means: that much sweeter. Whatever something already is, it will be even more that way: the idiom is: that much more so, where the so refers to the state or quality of the thing being intensified. The expression has to be taken as a whole like this: that much more [sweet, dangerous, so].

2018年4月29日 · more so than is the case Food and the History of Taste. A comparative of inn &restaurant ... a blending of the two to enhance the modern eatery (the resaurant) with some inn like qualities (ie sequestered places for groups to eat, and more choices on the menu).

Including "and" is a touch more formal than "so" by itself. You are handsome and so you are appreciated. Besides the already suggested "therefore" and "because", "hence" is another less commonly used option. You are handsome, hence you are appreciated. A few phrases are also possible: "and for that", "and as a result"

2017年7月5日 · "More than ever before" does seem a little redundant, but makes a little more sense if we are comparing separate events or measurements. You could probably always omit the "before" unless you have some specific reason to use it. After the terrible drought this last growing season, the area will need foreign aid more than ever before.

2019年6月27日 · According to this in disagreement with the other answers here, a. much more is the correct answer. Like your sentence, the last sentence below contains the adjective "difficult" in the predicate. And yet, "much more is strictly needed". The principles, much more the practice, need a good deal of scrutiny. I didn't even see him, still less talk ...

The two relevant phrases are as much as and more than. Grammatically, as much than and more as are nonsensical; thus, any sentence that attributes than or as to both phrases is mistaken. Correct usage: X is as much as Y. X is more than Y. X is as much as, if not more than, Y. Incorrect usage: X is as much than Y. X is more as Y. X is as much ...

2018年6月30日 · Yes, people do say so-so, and they write it as well. You can find plenty of examples in the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), like this: Bottom line: A governor with a so-so staff and so-so appointees will have a so-so governorship. Or: What would Gandhi do? It's the core question on this campus.

2018年10月20日 · The phrase ‘ . . . AND MORE!’ is striving to be intriguing, unlike etc. or and so forth, which suggest that the additional items are so similar to the enumerated ones that listing them all would be boring. On the other side, the advertisers also want to avoid the responsibility that they would be assuming by listing and describing the ...

2013年10月14日 · Ordinarily, "so much so" should not begin a sentence. In a speech, however, the repetition of the words at the beginning of three or more consecutive faux sentences could be appropriate and perhaps make the content of the sentences more memorable. For example, "Sally is terrified of flying. So much so, she won't pick up a friend at the airport.