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ESLBeginner Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
As near as I can tell
Hello, I'm wondering if 'as near as I can tell' means 'for all I know' ? thanks.
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ESLBeginner I'm wondering if 'as near as I can tell' means 'for all I know' In my experience, the first one describes a sincere, honest effort to come up with the answer, while the second one is a sarcastic comment, suggesting some absurd answer. For all I know, she could have gone to the moon. "
- ESLBeginner I'm wondering if 'as near as I can tell' means 'for all I know' In my experience, the first one describes a sincere, honest effort to come up with the answer, while the second one is a sarcastic comment, suggesting some absurd answer.
- For all I know, she could have gone to the moon.
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ESLBeginnerI'm wondering if 'as near as I can tell' means 'for all I know'In my experience, the first one describes a sincere, honest effort to come up with the answer, while the second one is a sarcastic comment, suggesting some absurd answer.
For all I know, she could have gone to the moon.
It's in the same spirit as, "For all I
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