Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

[popri]

Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

I hear both setences are correct but there is a subtle difference. Would you explain how they differ each other?

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

Although the second is grammatically correct, I can't think of a natural situation in which I would use it.

 

[Roman55]

Re: Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

The first one means that the movie is really good.
The second one could mean that it is true that it is a good movie.

 

[popri]

Re: Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

I had heard the movie was really good, and I went to see that yesterday and have found it sure is a good movie.
Then, am I able to say “it’s really a good movie.”? I still can’t grasp it. Maybe you can give me another examples of a really.... and really a ....

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

To explain that it's very good, I'd say "It's a really good movie".
To explain that actually/in fact/in reality, it's a good movie, I might say "It really is a good movie".

The problem for me is the word order "It's really a ...".

 

[popri]

Re: Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

Let me give you another example.
She said to her boyfriend, “Why don’t we go to Sedona, a spiritual energy spot?” He thought it was really a good idea.

Is the reason why it goes “really a good idea” because the idea is very realistic and they could probably visit there if they want to?

If he thinks it’s a very good idea but they can’t go, does the sentence need to be changed to “He thought it was a really good idea.”?

 

[bhaisahab]

Re: Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

There is no difference in meaning. The difference is that the first one is not natural and the second one is.

 

[GoesStation]

Re: Difference between "It's a really good movie." and "It's really a good movie."

I hadn't noticed this difference in dialects before, but It's really a good movie is natural in American English. It emphasizes the speaker's belief.