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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

If anything

"But we had a chat at half-time and became more aggressive if anything." (BBC website.)

What does "if anything" exactly mean in the above?
  

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The person did not expect the situation to get worse, but it did. Things should be improving, or at least staying the same. Rather than become more calm and peaceful, the aggression increased!

— Englishmaven

  • The person did not expect the situation to get worse, but it did.
  • Things should be improving, or at least staying the same.
  • Rather than become more calm and peaceful, the aggression increased!
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The person did not expect the situation to get worse, but it did. Things should be improving, or at least staying the same. Rather than become more calm and peaceful, the aggression increased!
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EnglishmavenThe person did not expect the situation to get worse, but it did. Things should be improving, or at least staying the same. Rather than become more calm and peaceful, the aggression increased!
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