some

[Tara2]

No. Try again.

Ummmmmmmmmmm, a large amount? :roll:

 

[jutfrank]

Ummmmmmmmmmm, a large amount? :roll:

Yes. In that post there were quotes from five different people all disagreeing. That's a lot.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

That's described as US INFORMAL.

We'll hear from our American friends about the frequency of that usage soon.

It's certainly not natural in BE.

It is in a lot of the US, especially the south.

US informal - I like that!

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Some lack of agreement!


;-)

Yup. This is some language!

 

[Tarheel]

Bob: How are you doing?
Rob: I feel some better.
Bob: Hopefully tomorrow you'll feel better still.
Rob: Yep. I'm looking forward to that.
:lol:

 

[Tara2]

Bob: How are you doing?
Rob: I feel some better.
Bob: Hopefully tomorrow you'll feel better still.
Rob: Yep. I'm looking forward to that.
:lol:

can you please explain what "some" in your sentence and in #26 mean?

 

[GoesStation]

[STRIKE]can[/STRIKE] Could you please explain what "some" in your sentence and in #26 mean?

Bob: I feel some better.

"I feel a little better."

Yup. This is some language!

"This [English] is quite an interesting language!"

Capitalize the first letter of the first word of every sentence. "Could" is more polite than "can" but the basic meaning is the same here.

 

[Tara2]

"I feel a little better."


"This [English] is quite an interesting language!"

Capitalize the first letter of the first word of every sentence. "Could" is more polite than "can" but the basic meaning is the same here.

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How do you understand "some language" mean " a large amount" not "little"?

 

[GoesStation]

"This [English] is quite an interesting language!"

How do you understand "some language" mean " a large amount" not "little"?

It doesn't mean "a large amount". Some can act as an all-purpose intensifier. If you say English is a language, you're stating a fact. Change a to some and you're intensifying the statement: it's not just any language, it's a very special language indeed!

The children's classic Charlotte's Web uses this as a key plot element. Charlotte is a friendly spider who, when she learns that Wilbur the pig is going to be sent to the slaughterhouse, saves his life by weaving the words "SOME PIG" into her web. The people take notice, spare Wilbur (who is clearly not just an ordinary pig), and become famous.