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Is "too sweet" a negative word? How different "too sweet" and "so sweet"?

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Rebecca

Yes, "too sweet" has a negative connotation. "Too sweet" means that a food is more sweet than someone likes, so they don't like the because of that. "So sweet" is used to make an observation that a food is very sweet, but does not judge the level of sweetness as "good" or "bad". Ex: I don't like this chocolate, it's too sweet. Ex: This popsicle I bought is so sweet.

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