Quiz: What is sooner?

March 28, 2005

Both of the following expression say, that something happens soon. However, which of them is closer or sooner?

  • soonish
  • very soon

If you know, then leave a comment! :-)

This entry was posted at March 28, 2005 20:45 (UTC) from London, UK.

Comments

  1. ViVi Says:
    March 29, 2005 06:30 AM

    I would say "very soon," because "soonish" implies that it COULD happen soon but it's not certain. I hope that makes sense!

  1. John Grillo Says:
    March 29, 2005 09:31 AM

    I'd say 'very soon' is closer to sooner than soonish. I think it's the "-ish" to soonish which throws off people like ViVi and I. :-)

  1. Nynaeve Says:
    March 29, 2005 10:44 AM

    I agree with the above commenters. "soonish" sounds like it could happen at any time, while "very soon" has this sense of urgency.

  1. Jon Says:
    March 29, 2005 09:49 PM

    Yes, the 'ish' factor isn't as specific as the 'very'

  1. David Says:
    May 4, 2005 07:32 PM

    Hi

    I would agree with some of your other post-ers, that "sooner" has more impact than "soonish", as the "-ish" does tend to imply doubt. As a songwriter I'd probably go for "sooner" if I wanted the point to have a sense of urgency.

    It's a handy man that "-ish" though ..

    what's that old saying? .. "Better Soon-ish Than Later" :) .. hmmm ..

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  1. Sarah Says:
    March 2, 2006 12:14 AM

    so very soon because the term ish means it could happen days from now but the term very could mean only hours

  1. Mika Lynn Says:
    March 28, 2006 02:24 AM

    I think the correct temrm for "sooner" is very soon. "soonish" is just a word that someone put together. if you look it up, it won't be in the dictionary.

  1. annie oakly Says:
    April 15, 2006 10:11 AM

    very soon is wat id say man!!

  1. Koral Says:
    April 17, 2006 02:01 AM

    No, "soonish" is definately going to happen before "very soon." Though the speaker, and thus the listener(s), have no idea whatsoever the exact time of either, "soonish" has more of an immediate vibe than "very soon." As you may (or maybe not) have noted that people who use the word "very" before some description of time (such as "soon") are usually talking about a more general term than words with the suffix "-ish" I don't know if that convinced you or not, but that's my opinion. And I am sorry for those of you who have wasted a few moments of your preprecious