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get wet.’
So
is used to express the result of an action: ‘I’d forgotten to take my umbrella so I got wet.’
so-called
Most of these drugs come from the so-called Golden Triangle.
Most of these drugs come from what is called the Golden Triangle.
During the so-called denitrification process, bacteria convert fixed nitrogen into
molecular nitrogen.
During what is known as the denitrification process, bacteria convert fixed
nitrogen into molecular nitrogen.
Use
so-called
when you want to suggest that the name that has been given to something is
incorrect or not suitable: ‘I went to see the playwright’s so-called masterpiece and was very
disappointed by it.’
To introduce the name by which something is generally known, use
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