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21 January
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What does Why do they say "at a high level/a high price" but "at too high a level/too high a price"? I mean order of words a high level - high a level mean?
What does Why do they say "at a high level/a high price" but "at too high a level/too high a price"? I mean order of words a high level - high a level mean?
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“Too high a level” or “too high a price” means it is unacceptably high. If you only say “at a high level” or “a high price” it means it’s high but acceptable. The order of words usually goes article + adjective + noun, so “a high level.” “High a level” is incorrect grammatically.
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@palimpsest Isn't "too high" an adjective?
- English (US)
“High” is an adjective. “Too” is an adverb
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@palimpsest
I grew up in a (article) very (adverb) small (adjective) town (noun).
article + adverb + adjective + noun.
too (adverb) high (adjective) a (article) price (noun)
adverb + adjective + article + noun.
How is the second case different?
I grew up in a (article) very (adverb) small (adjective) town (noun).
article + adverb + adjective + noun.
too (adverb) high (adjective) a (article) price (noun)
adverb + adjective + article + noun.
How is the second case different?
- English (US)
It depends on the type of adverb(I had to look this up.) “Too” is an adverb of degree, which means it is used to express the intensity, degree, or extent of whatever it’s modifying. Adverbs of degree are positioned before adjectives.
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@palimpsest
I looked it up and finally found!
"The correct word order is too + adjective + a + noun:
✗Don’t say: It is a too high price to pay. | It’s a too big risk"
Thank you so much for nudging me!
I looked it up and finally found!
"The correct word order is too + adjective + a + noun:
✗Don’t say: It is a too high price to pay. | It’s a too big risk"
Thank you so much for nudging me!

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