So or so means thus, or like this; to this extent or degree--
He like the burger so much, he ordered another.
She was so tired that she fell asleep.
How can you be so rude?
Sew or sew ( rhymes with so ) means to put together or mend with a needle and thread--
I learned how to sew when I was very young.
Everyone should know how to sew on a button.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"He wanted to learn to sew so much that he took a night class."
Note--"sews" ( soze ) is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of ""sew"--
She sews very well.
Not to be confused with "so's" ( soze ), a contraction ( short, informal form) of "so is"--
Is your hair wet from the rain? So's mine.
Note # 2--"sow", when pronounced to rhyme with "so" means to plant seed by casting it in handfuls, or with a machine--
"As ye sow, so shall ye reap..."
"Sow", when pronounced to rhyme with "cow" means a female pig--
The children enjoyed seeing the sow with her farrow.
Note # 3--"sough " ( rhymes with cow ) means the sound the wind may make--
He sat under a tree, listening to the sough of the wind.
"Sough" also means a drainage ditch or gutter--
Make sure the sough is deep enough to carry the water from a heavy rain.
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