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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
for all I know
What does this sentence mean?
'She could be dead for all I know.'
'She could be dead for all I know.'
Top answer
' I have no information about it, so it's possible that she is dead. 'for all I know' usually indicates that the speaker has not been keeping up on the topic and is therefore ignorant of any developments. In some cases it may indicate that the speaker doesn't really care either.
- ' I have no information about it, so it's possible that she is dead.
- 'for all I know' usually indicates that the speaker has not been keeping up on the topic and is therefore ignorant of any developments.
- In some cases it may indicate that the speaker doesn't really care either.
- For example, on a rare occasion I hear for all I know or care or even just for all I care .
- But these don't apply to your example sentence.
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contraposition What does this sentence mean?'She could be dead for all I know.'I have no information about it, so it's possible that she is dead.
'for all I know' usually indicates that the speaker has not been keeping up on the topic and is therefore ignorant of any developments.
In some cases it may indicate that the speaker doesn't reall
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