Stevenukd  +  451897 Tue, 11 Dec 07 06:35 AM Dear Teachers, 1. Although the truth is so harsh / ruthless. You have to accept it anyway. - Is this natural to say?  Thanks very much to Teachers,  Stevenukd Stevenukd Joined on Wed, Aug 31 2005 Vietnam Regular Member 944

	Avangi  +  451925 Tue, 11 Dec 07 08:47 AM Hi, To me, it would be more natural to omit the "so", or to replace it with "often."  Since you begin with a conjunction, it should be all one sentence, with a comma after "ruthless."  If you want to use two sentences for emphasis, just skip the conjunction.  "The truth is so harsh!  You have to accept it anyway."  (That's my opinion.)  You could also say, "The truth is harsh, but you have to accept it anyway."  OR  "Although the truth is very harsh/ruthless, you have to accept it anyway. "So" doesn't seem to work except as an exclamation, or in answer to the question, "How harsh was it?"    -   "It was so harsh that - - - - -", ala Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon.    -  A. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 7,923 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Commas

	Philip  +  452089 Tue, 11 Dec 07 03:51 PM  Stevenukd wrote: Dear Teachers, 1. Although the truth is so harsh / ruthless. You have to accept it anyway. Although the truth may be harsh/ruthless, you have to accept it anyway. - Is this natural to say?  Thanks very much to Teachers,  Stevenukd In the original, the first part is an incomplete sentence.  My edition makes it a little kinder and gentler. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,604 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen