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Re: question about the degrees of the adjective

From:FFlores <fflores@...>
Date:Monday, August 23, 1999, 14:22
Christophe Grandsire <grandsir@...> wrote:

> I think you're right there. This idea of an "inplied standard",=
I call
> it "context" and often resort to it (like in Notya).
Spanish does it too. It's quite rare to hear _demasiado_ 'too (much)' (probably because it's a long ugly word). Usually you use _muy_ 'very', and that conveys the meaning fine. _=BFTe queda bien?_ ('Does it fit you?') _No, es muy chico._ ('No, it's very=3Dtoo small.') --Pablo Flores