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Anduy Posted 19 years ago
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The news of her marriage caused us no little surprise.
We were greatly surprised when we heard she had married.

Do these two sentences mean the same and does "no little" mean "a lot of"?
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Hi, The news of her marriage caused us no little surprise. We were greatly surprised when we heard she had married. Do these two sentences mean the same and does "no little" mean "a lot of"?

  • Hi, The news of her marriage caused us no little surprise.
  • We were greatly surprised when we heard she had married.
  • Do these two sentences mean the same and does "no little" mean "a lot of"?
  • Yes, that's the idea.
  • Clive
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Hi,

The news of her marriage caused us no little surprise.
We were greatly surprised when we heard she had married.

Do these two sentences mean the same and does "no little" mean "a lot of"?


Yes, that's the idea.

Clive

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