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Topos Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Is "All this so we can…" a correct and common usage?

Hi,

My question is about the expression "All this so we can…". I was wondering whether the meaning of "all this" here is kind of similar to "by means of all this".

Thanks!

  

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Hi, Topos. Welcome to EnglishForward. Topos I was wondering whether the meaning of "all this" here is kind of similar to "by means of all this".

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  • Hi, Topos.
  • Welcome to EnglishForward.
  • Topos I was wondering whether the meaning of "all this" here is kind of similar to "by means of all this".
  • No, it means "We have done all this so we can do XYZ" or "We have gone to all this trouble so we can do XYZ".
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Hi, Topos. Welcome to EnglishForward.

ToposI was wondering whether the meaning of "all this" here is kind of similar to "by means of all this".

No, it means "We have done all this so we can do XYZ" or "We have gone to all this trouble so we can do XYZ".

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