Hi, please see the following examples I created.
Example 1 - A question by a car dealer, while test-driving a car
What do you think about the engine noise?
to which you answer...
a) It doesn't bother me much.
b) It doesn't bother me particularly.
Example 2 - A question in a survey about shopping habits
2. When you shop at convenience stores, do you look at price tags?
to which you answer...
a) Sometimes. Price doesn't matter much.
b) Sometimes. Price doesn't matter particularly.
I hope 1a and 2a are both correct and idiomatic.
Is the use of "particularly" in 1b and 2b correct and do the sentences mean the same as 1a and 2a respectively?
Maybe it's more natural to say "It doesn't really bother me" or "Price doesn't really matter" (although I'm not sure these mean the same as the above versions), but I'd like to know if the four answers above also work.
Example 1 - A question by a car dealer, while test-driving a car
What do you think about the engine noise?
to which you answer...
a) It doesn't bother me much.
b) It doesn't bother me particularly.
Example 2 - A question in a survey about shopping habits
2. When you shop at convenience stores, do you look at price tags?
to which you answer...
a) Sometimes. Price doesn't matter much.
b) Sometimes. Price doesn't matter particularly.
I hope 1a and 2a are both correct and idiomatic.
Is the use of "particularly" in 1b and 2b correct and do the sentences mean the same as 1a and 2a respectively?
Maybe it's more natural to say "It doesn't really bother me" or "Price doesn't really matter" (although I'm not sure these mean the same as the above versions), but I'd like to know if the four answers above also work.