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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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more than anything

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Is this idiomatic?

It was more of a documentary than anything [else].

Was what he did mean?
No, What he did was more amusing than anything.

Was he sad?
No, He is pissed more than anything else.

Was he sad?
No, He was more pissed than anything else.

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You might hear any of those around here. The "of" in the first one is intrusive. The version without "else" is the more usual, I'd say.

  • You might hear any of those around here.
  • The "of" in the first one is intrusive.
  • The version without "else" is the more usual, I'd say.
  • You're welcome in retrospect.
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You might hear any of those around here. The "of" in the first one is intrusive. The version without "else" is the more usual, I'd say.

You're welcome in retrospect.
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Is this natural in your mind?
It was more a documentary than anything else.



Do these both mean the same thing More amusing and amusing more? Which is correct and said?
Was what he did mean?
No, What he did was more amusing than anything else.

No, What he did was amusing more than anything else.



Do these both mean the same thing

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