Jimmyyl  +  287969 Tue, 31 Oct 06 10:13 PM When we say, "he is so poor", it means that he has no money or something bad happen to him? Thanks Jimmyyl Joined on Mon, Aug 21 2006 New Member 30

	nona the brit  +  287972 Tue, 31 Oct 06 10:35 PM It means he has no money. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	nona the brit  +  287977 Tue, 31 Oct 06 10:47 PM Ah, you use it as an adjective. Poor man! nona the brit

	Clive  +  288021 Wed, 01 Nov 06 01:41 AM Hi, I have a small further comment. "he is so poor" It's better to say 'He is very poor'. Say 'so' when you want to give a consequence, eg He is so poor that he can't pay his rent'. so does not mean the same as very.   Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,622 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Goodman  +  288356 Wed, 01 Nov 06 06:33 PM  Jimmyyl wrote: Then, how can I say something bad happen to him with the word "poor"? Jimmy, When we use “so” in a context, it's function is to enhance the effect of the adjective that follows. You could think of it as exaggeration.  Typically, “so” is used “ in conjunction with “that” in most context. i.e. He is so poor that he can’t even afford a decent shirt. She was so filthy and smelly that when she walked in the room, everyone just fled. The Johnsons are so rich that they own half the town. Goodman Joined on Mon, Nov 7 2005 Senior Member 3,816 The name says it all!

	Tam Sadek  +  288386 Wed, 01 Nov 06 07:45 PM "Then, how can I say something bad happen to him with the word 'poor'?" If you mean he is ill then you could the use alternate adjective form: poorly (adverb/adjective) • adverb in a poor manner. • adjective chiefly Brit. unwell. In the UK, "He's very poorly" is 'euphemistic hospital speak' for he's probably going to die... Tam Sadek Joined on Wed, Oct 4 2006 Full Member 265 The more you see, the less you know... Verbs, Adverbs

	Marius Hancu  +  288389 Wed, 01 Nov 06 07:48 PM >Then, how can I say something bad happen to him with the word 'poor'?" He's in an awfully poor shape/condition. or simply: Poor guy/fellow/lad! (then something bad has generally happened to him) Marius Hancu