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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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Are there any differences? 'not all that good' 'not good' thanks

0 Are there any differences between the two sentences? 02br
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00Cheers,02br
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" So, to my way of thinking, "not all that good" may be better than "not good". 050010id1

— Yankee

  • " So, to my way of thinking, "not all that good" may be better than "not good".
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0 Hi Ernest02br
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00"01i00Well, his English is not all 01b00that02b00 good.02i00"02br
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00If you add extra stress to the word 'that', then the meaning would be more "Well, his English isn't as good as it seems/as you think it is." So, to my way of thinking, "not all that good" may be better than "not good
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0Thank you for answering my question, Yankee. 05002br
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00I wonder if there is any difference between 'not all that good' and 'not that good' .02br
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00When you say 'you add the extra stress to the word 01i00that02i00', are you refering to the word 01i00all 02i00? Or you are talking about the stress yo
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0 Hi Ernest02br
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00I was referring to intonation (stress on the word 'that' in spoken English).02br
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00"Not that good" would be similar to "not all that good". The actual meaning would vary somewhat depending on the broader context and/or intonation.0-
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