so that & as well as

Grammar aside Zia it's confusing: At first reading it seems to say that the news that you couldn't sleep now is exciting and unbelievable

My immediate reaction was, why not

However I consulted my Better Half, who is much smarter than I, and she responded that a long time ago it was considered awkward to congratulate the bride because "In the olden days the man was supposed to be a virgin upon marriage," but today that seems silly so, yes, it's ok to congratulate the gal at least here in the contemporary US

My first observation was that the meaning is different and that's an involved discussion I'd rather avoid. However my BH remarks, "The phrase is empty," subtly calling the groom's judgment into question

Zia if it's no imposition could you reveal something about yourself; age, sex, nationality, family, ed., motives, etc etc


Edited to note symbol, roughly "Et". What does it mean, how is it used, and where does one find it on the keyboard

No kidding, once when I was composing a posting on a forum such as this, owing to an inadvertent keystroke the symbol suddenly appeared though summarily rejected by the forum editing routine