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Wangqh2696122 Posted 13 years ago
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By all means or By no means?
"I hope that you can remove the difference between you and Susan and become good friends." "By all means (By no means). If only Susan had the same idea."
I feel "By no means" is correct. But the given answer is "By all means ". What do you think?
I feel "By no means" is correct. But the given answer is "By all means ". What do you think?
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In the dialogue here, 'by all means' = I totally agree. To say 'by no means' would indicate that there is no way Susan would agree to it. This is, of course, possible in the life situation, but for this particular item, with no further context, all is what you want.
- In the dialogue here, 'by all means' = I totally agree.
- To say 'by no means' would indicate that there is no way Susan would agree to it.
- This is, of course, possible in the life situation, but for this particular item, with no further context, all is what you want.
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In the dialogue here, 'by all means' = I totally agree. To say 'by no means' would indicate that there is no way Susan would agree to it. This is, of course, possible in the life situation, but for this particular item, with no further context, all is what you want.
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