Penggunaan So dan Such dalam bahasa Inggris

Berikut ini adalah aturan penjelasan perbedaan anatara So dan Such.

So … that, Such … that

Aturan penggunaan so ... that, such ... that :
a) to show a fact (usually with a result or consequence)

• Pamela Ander's feet are big.
  (Mengungkapkan fakta).
• Pamela Ander's feet are so big that she can't find shoes her size.
  (Menekankan bahwa Anda merasa kuat tentang ukuran kakinya).

b) to show extreme feelings or an opinion about something

• George Bushoff is an idiot.
  (Hanya pernyataan fakta / pendapat).
• George Bushoff is such an idiot that he doesn't even know the capital of his own country.
  (Menekankan pendapat pembicara dari intensitas kebodohan George Bischoff ini).

SO with adjectives and adverbs

so + adjective/adverb + that + result

• The teacher speaks so clearly that everyone can understand her.
• The sun was so strong that they got burned within 15 minutes.

SUCH + Nouns

such + a + (adjective) + singular noun + that + result
(Hal ini umum untuk menempatkan kata sifat sebelum kata benda)

• He is such a tight person that he even reuses his servillettes.
• Christopher is such a handsome man that all the ladies want him.
• She had such a long speech that everyone stopped paying attention to her.

such + plural/uncountable noun + that + result

• She has such big feet that she has to buy special shoes.
• Woodward Restaurant has such good food that it's always full of people.

SO / SUCH in exclamations

Dalam seruan kita menghilangkan kata “that” dan berikut cara penggunaannya :
i) such + noun (singular/plural)
ii) so + adjective

• You are such an idiot! (noun)
• Celebrities have such weird tastes! (noun)
• You are so stupid! (adjective)
• It's so sunny outside! (adjective)

Such-and-such

This is used to talk about a particular type of person or thing that doesn't need to be specified. It is an unstated generic placeholder.

• People from such-and-such areas tend to be wealthy.
• If you do such-and-such a job, you will become famous.

Jadi dapat disimpulkan kegunaan kata so dalam bahasa Inggris yaitu untuk hasil dari fakta sedangkan such  digunakan untuk menekan sebuah opini atau perkiraan.

Demikian sedikit ulasan tentang so vs such  dalam bahasa inggris, mudah-mudahan bermanfaat

Source : http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/So-Such.htm