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Navitasan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
If not
Can 'if not' be used instead of 'but not'?
Would you consider these sentences acceptable:
1) He was admired, if not elected, by the residents of this neighborhood.
2) He was intrigued, if not convinced, by the new theory.
In them 'if not' is supposed to mean 'but not'.=
Can 'if not' be used instead of 'and even'?
Would you consider this sentence acceptable:
3) We have clients from all over the country, if not the world.
In it 'if not' is supposed to mean 'and even'.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Would you consider these sentences acceptable:
1) He was admired, if not elected, by the residents of this neighborhood.
2) He was intrigued, if not convinced, by the new theory.
In them 'if not' is supposed to mean 'but not'.=
Can 'if not' be used instead of 'and even'?
Would you consider this sentence acceptable:
3) We have clients from all over the country, if not the world.
In it 'if not' is supposed to mean 'and even'.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
navitasan In them 'if not' is supposed to mean 'but not'. Yes, they are roughly equivalent. navitasan In it 'if not' is supposed to mean 'and even'.
- navitasan In them 'if not' is supposed to mean 'but not'.
- Yes, they are roughly equivalent.
- navitasan In it 'if not' is supposed to mean 'and even'.
- No, they seem antonymous to me.
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navitasanIn them 'if not' is supposed to mean 'but not'.Yes, they are roughly equivalent.
navitasanIn it 'if not' is supposed to mean 'and even'.No, they seem antonymous to me.
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navitasanCan 'if not' be used instead of 'but not'?Not in general. No.
Dairy products make her ill, but not always cannot be rendered as Dairy products make her ill, if not always.
navitasanWould you consider these sentences acceptable: 1) He was admired, if not elected, by the residents of this neighborhood. 2)
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