[Grammar] How many kilos have you lost yet?

[beachboy]

John - I was overweight, so I decided to enroll at the gym three months ago.
Mark - 1) Really? How many kilos have you lost yet?
2) Really? How many kilos have you already lost?


Are both 1 and 2 possible replies to John's comment?

 

[probus]

I wouldn't understand 1).

2) is fine.

1) would work if you substitute so far for yet

 

[NamelessKing]

I wouldn't understand 1).

2) is fine.

1) would work if you substitute so far for yet

The adverbs could be deleted as well, right?

 

[jutfrank]

The adverbs could be deleted as well, right?

Yes.

For a start, yet is incorrect. And already is not necessary (or doesn't seem to be) in this context.

 

[Tarheel]

Yes. Or say:

How much weight did you lose?

 

[jutfrank]

Or say:

How much weight did you lose?

That may be natural to some American English speakers but it's not completely appropriate. This question calls for the present perfect.

 

[Glizdka]

Not a teacher
------
Is "How much (weight) have you lost so far?" correct?

 

[Tarheel]

Not a teacher
------
Is "How much (weight) have you lost so far?" correct?

Yes. But John says I was overweight which says to me he might have reached his goal. Perhaps:

Tom: How much weight did you lose?
John: Thirty pounds (13.608 kilos).

Or:

Tom: How much weight did you lose?
John: Thirty pounds, but I still have ten to go.

 

[beachboy]

A similar scenario:

Brian - I started working out a month ago.
Carl - Great. Have you lost any weight yet?

I think, in this scenario, nothing prevents me from using yet. Am I mistaken?

 

[jutfrank]

No, you're not mistaken.

yet is used very well there.

 

[Tarheel]

A similar scenario:

Brian - I started working out a month ago.
Carl - Great. Have you lost any weight yet?

I think, in this scenario, nothing prevents me from using yet. Am I mistaken?

You are not mistaken. But there is nothing in that brief dialogue that suggests that Brien is trying to lose weight. (Maybe he's just trying to get in better shape.)

 

[beachboy]

You are not mistaken. But there is nothing in that brief dialogue that suggests that Brien is trying to lose weight. (Maybe he's just trying to get in better shape.)

Yes, I was just trying to gain time and simplify things...

 

[Tarheel]

I know what you mean.