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For example, if I were to show a video of a person with sunglasses, and then tell a friend "You don't look as good with sunglasses" would this be correct? Or would "you don't look so good with sunglasses" be the correct term?

tchrist
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James
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  • so good, as good are fine and mean different things. This can be googled, you know. – Lambie Dec 11 '21 at 19:47
  • "You don't look so good with sunglasses" is ambiguous. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 11 '21 at 19:49
  • @EdwinAshworth I cannot imagine how. – tchrist Dec 11 '21 at 20:07
  • Related and possible duplicates: https://english.stackexchange.com/q/53376 https://english.stackexchange.com/a/118055 https://english.stackexchange.com/q/137671 https://english.stackexchange.com/q/367060 https://english.stackexchange.com/q/364857 https://english.stackexchange.com/q/275761 https://english.stackexchange.com/q/240318 https://english.stackexchange.com/q/137671 https://english.stackexchange.com/q/62097 Please look those over and see whether they help clear this up for you. – tchrist Dec 11 '21 at 20:12
  • thanks a bunch, I googled it but gave me varying results – James Dec 12 '21 at 00:03
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    @tchrist and James, I think what Edwin's referring to is "you don't look so good" can have an idiomatic use that isn't really a comparison. It can be equivalent to "you don't look very good." In this case, there are really only two options (with or without sunglasses), but if you compare "You don't look so good today" and "You don't look as good today," the second makes an explicit comparison, while the first could or could not. – Andy Bonner Dec 12 '21 at 01:54
  • "You don't look as good as he/she does in sunglasses." – Kate Bunting Dec 12 '21 at 09:12
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    @Andy Bonner Saved me using the grey cells, thanks. – Edwin Ashworth Dec 12 '21 at 14:59

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