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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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I'll wait intil tomorrow after all

0Mrs. Wallace, on second thought, I think I'll wait until tomorrow01b00 after all02b00. Is seven o'clock OK?02br
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00Hi,02br
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00Is "after all" in the above optional? If not, what does it refer to? Thanks.0-
  

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1blockquote 01cite 10Angliholic12cite 10Mrs. Wallace, on second thought, I think I'll wait until tomorrow11b 10 after all12b 10. 12br 12br 12br 10Hi,12br 12br 10Is "after all" in the above optional?

— RayH

  • 1blockquote 01cite 10Angliholic12cite 10Mrs.
  • Wallace, on second thought, I think I'll wait until tomorrow11b 10 after all12b 10.
  • 12br 12br 12br 10Hi,12br 12br 10Is "after all" in the above optional?
  • If not, what does it refer to?
  • 12br 12blockquote 10Yes it is optional.
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10Mrs. Wallace, on second thought, I think I'll wait until tomorrow11b10 after all12b10. Is seven o'clock OK?12br
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10Hi,12br
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10Is "after all" in the above optional? If not, what does it refer to? Thanks.12br
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0 With "on second thought," I think "after all" is redundant. 0-
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01cite10Philip12cite10With "on second thought," I think "after all" is redundant.12blockquote
10Agreed.02br
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00But, now that I think about it, "on second thought" is also optional.02br
00Thus, "Mrs. Wallace, I think I'll wait until tomorrow. Is seven o'clock OK?" conveys the same meaning a
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0Of course it's optional, but without either "on second thought" or "after all" you have no sense that the speaker obviously gave a different answer previously.02br
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00It's not the same meaning as the original if you take out 01i00both02i00 of those phrases.02br
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00I think RayH said the same thing - one of them is necessary i
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01font00Mrs. Wallace, on second thought, I think I'll wait until tomorrow01b00 after all02b00. Is seven o'clock OK?02font02br
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01font00Is "after all" in the above optional? If not, what does it refer to? 02font02br
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1font00Mrs. Wallace, on second thought, I think I'll wait until tomorrow01b00 after all02b00. Is seven o'clock OK?02font02br
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01u00I think this dialogue gives some clue as to the character of the speaker. 02u02br
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