 Re: so far
You are talking about the different meanings of 'so far' as in :
1 to a certain limited extent : the commitment to free trade goes only so far. 2 (of a trend that seems likely to continue) up to this time : we've only had one honest man so far.
( in) so far as = to the extent that : it was a windless storm so far as blizzards go.
so far, so good= progress has been satisfactory up to now : “How's the job going?” “So far, so good.”
The original post was about the use of 'so far' with present perfect tense; and that hinges on the meaning we want to get across with the tense. that's what I want to stick with for now. |