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"If at all" means that the condition you gave doesn't usually happen or doesn't need to happen, but CAN happen. With 'if' it emphasizes that the condition is unlikely to be true: Example: If he comes here = he might or might not come, I don't know If he comes here at all = he probably won't come, but hey, just in case he does . .
- "If at all" means that the condition you gave doesn't usually happen or doesn't need to happen, but CAN happen.
- With 'if' it emphasizes that the condition is unlikely to be true: Example: If he comes here = he might or might not come, I don't know If he comes here at all = he probably won't come, but hey, just in case he does .
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- If you do it = perhaps you'll do it If you do it at all = I don't suppose you'll do it, but maybe you will, so if you do .
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"If at all" means that the condition you gave doesn't usually happen or doesn't need to happen, but CAN happen.
With 'if' it emphasizes that the condition is unlikely to be true:
Example:
If he comes here = he might or might not come, I don't know
If he comes here at all = he probably won't come, but hey, just in case he does . . .
If you do it = perhaps you'll do it
If yo
With 'if' it emphasizes that the condition is unlikely to be true:
Example:
If he comes here = he might or might not come, I don't know
If he comes here at all = he probably won't come, but hey, just in case he does . . .
If you do it = perhaps you'll do it
If yo
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It's an idiomatic phrase used to stress that something never happens, or almost never happens.
Consider these examples.
eg He tells the truth seldom, if at all. He doesn't tell the truth much. It is possible that he does not tell the truth at all.
Consider these examples.
eg He tells the truth seldom, if at all. He doesn't tell the truth much. It is possible that he does not tell the truth at all.
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