'It's oh-so elegant.'
'It's oh-so elegant.'
(Ad copy for Westfield)
Observations
1. If a hyphenated word cannot be found in a dictionary lookup, parse its constituent words separately. eg. Parse 'oh-so' as 'oh' (modifier) + 'so' (modified)
2. 'oh' is being used here as a modifier of 'so', meaning 'very', ie. the sentence above translates as 'It's so very elegant' or 'It's soooo elegant'.
2006-03-30 10:03:00am (GMT +10 -1) kyy
(Ad copy for Westfield)
Observations
1. If a hyphenated word cannot be found in a dictionary lookup, parse its constituent words separately. eg. Parse 'oh-so' as 'oh' (modifier) + 'so' (modified)
2. 'oh' is being used here as a modifier of 'so', meaning 'very', ie. the sentence above translates as 'It's so very elegant' or 'It's soooo elegant'.
2006-03-30 10:03:00am (GMT +10 -1) kyy
posted by kyy at 9:56 AM
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