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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

It’s not as though

Hello I see this phrase: "It’s not as though all you see are slot machines " I am a little confused about the meaning of the sentence but I think that he is trying to say that there is more to see than slot machines. Am I right ? I am a little confused about the correct usage of "as though " in negative clauses like this. In fact in positive clauses as well. Thank you so much
  

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Anonymous there is more to see than slot machines. Yes, that's exactly right.

— Khoff

  • Anonymous there is more to see than slot machines.
  • Yes, that's exactly right.
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Anonymous there is more to see than slot machines.
Yes, that's exactly right.
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Consider these simpler examples.

It's not as though he is stupid. He's not stupid.
It's as though he is stupid. It seems like he is stupid.

Clive
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Thank you so much, It is very difficult for me though, to understand the logic behind that pattern, I need to get used to it, maybe It will be easier for me if i think about this like a math operation (-) (-) = +
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Anonymousa math operation (-) (-) = +
Not exactly. The related expressions are the following, and it would be a good idea to memorize them.

It's not like
It's not as if
It's not as though

They negate the clause that follows, no matter whether that clause is affirmative or negative.

It's not like he's
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