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She speaks so very quickly?

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She speaks so very quickly.

What does `so' mean here?

Please explain it.
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User_garyShe speaks so very quickly.

What does `so' mean here?

Please explain it.

Again, it's an intensifier (adverb modifying "very"). I think it's used more in BrE, but it certainly is heard in AmE as well.
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