sweat

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. She sits beside a fan all day since she sweats too much.
  2. She sits beside a fan all day since her sweating is too much.
  3. She sits beside a fan all day since she perspires more.
    Are all three OK?
    Do they sound natural?
    Please comment.
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  1. She sits beside a fan all day as she sweats so much.
  2. does not sound as natural, even when followed (as it probably would be) with something like ‘to bear’.
    She sits beside a fan all day since her sweating is too much for her to bear.
  3. She sits besides a fan all day since she perspires a lot.
    (More does not work in any of these sentences.)
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Beeesneees,

  1. You are too/very/so kind!
    In this sentence ‘too’ and ‘so’ can be used interchangeably.
  2. She sweats too/so much.
    Can I not use ‘too’ and ‘so’ interchangeably in the second sentence?
    Please explain the nuance of the grammar involved?
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You are too kind
and
You are so kind
are not quite the same.
Use of ‘too’ indicates a surfeit of something (in this case kindness).
A person can get away with saying ‘You are too kind’ - is it polite and one cannot really be too kind in a negative sense. Most other uses of ‘too’ in this way indicates over-excessiveness and negativity.

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Teacher, can I use the following sentences in liue of sentence ¹ 3:


 (a) She sits besides a fan all day since she perspires [b]profusely[/b].
 (b) She sits besides a fan all day since she perspires [b]plentifully[/b].

Can the words in bold be substituted (more or less) for a lot in this case?

Mny thanks.
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‘Profusely’ is OK. ‘Plentifully’ would not be used in this context.