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saj
 
Reply Mon 20 Jul, 2009 01:48 pm
why can't you say "its absolutely cold" when you can say "its absolutely freezing"
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Robert Gentel
 
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Reply Mon 20 Jul, 2009 02:03 pm
@saj,
Neither really make sense, and "absolutely" is actually used as an intensifier to say that it's "very" cold. In both cases other words make more sense but it sounds a bit stranger with cold.
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