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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Not in the least
I would like to ask about the following sentence.
"It was a magnificent show, not in the least due to the way the National Art Center has displayed these great works of art."
My dictionary says "not in the least" means "not at all".
This being a part of a thank you letter to a person who lives in a country where the exhibition is taking place, I suspect it means the opposite.
Can "not in the least" mean "greatly"? or does it just mean the greatness of the exhibition has nothing to do with the way the art works are exhibited?
"It was a magnificent show, not in the least due to the way the National Art Center has displayed these great works of art."
My dictionary says "not in the least" means "not at all".
This being a part of a thank you letter to a person who lives in a country where the exhibition is taking place, I suspect it means the opposite.
Can "not in the least" mean "greatly"? or does it just mean the greatness of the exhibition has nothing to do with the way the art works are exhibited?
Top answer
Yes, it is intended to mean 'greatly', but the writer has slipped up. '.
- Yes, it is intended to mean 'greatly', but the writer has slipped up.
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Yes, it is intended to mean 'greatly', but the writer has slipped up. It should read 'not a little due to...'.
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By the way, Mister Micawber, do you know what "tsuruno hitokoe" means?
(I'm Japanese)
(I'm Japanese)
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I didn't know you wrote it. I thought it was a perfect coincidence.
You have a great sense of humor.
Do you speak Japanese?
You have a great sense of humor.
Do you speak Japanese?
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I think you are a real "TSU-" of Japanese!
(both in the sense of "maven" and the heroine of YU-ZURU(??!)
(both in the sense of "maven" and the heroine of YU-ZURU(??!)
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