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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
All of ten years old
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His sin Connor, who is all of ten years old ...
--- Does it just mean that he was ten years old?
His sin Connor, who is all of ten years old ...
--- Does it just mean that he was ten years old?
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It stresses the fact that he is barely ten years old.
- It stresses the fact that he is barely ten years old.
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In my usage, "all of" can -- confusingly -- mean easily that amount ("all of that and probably more"), or it can mean only that amount, implying at the same time that the amount is not very great. To me, the first meaning seems the core one, and the second feels slightly ironic.
For example:
"That building is all of 100 ft tall" -- It's easily 100 ft tall, and probably more.
For example:
"That building is all of 100 ft tall" -- It's easily 100 ft tall, and probably more.
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