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Milva Posted 19 years ago
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"like this and all"

What does it mean? The sentence was: "He'll feel like a jerk if he doesn't. Me telling him to (do something), like this and all."
  

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Hello Milva, The emboldened portion seems to be a combination of two phrases: 1. like this ] "in this manner", "in this way" 2. " usually occurs only in informal spoken English; it's usually pronounced "an' all".

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Milva, The emboldened portion seems to be a combination of two phrases: 1.
  • like this ] "in this manner", "in this way" 2.
  • " usually occurs only in informal spoken English; it's usually pronounced "an' all".
  • All the best, MrP
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Hello Milva,

The emboldened portion seems to be a combination of two phrases:

1. like this ] "in this manner", "in this way"

2. and all ] "and so on", "etc."

"And all" in the sense "etc." usually occurs only in informal spoken English; it's usually pronounced "an' all".

All the best,

MrP
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Hello Mjuaji wa Ukumbi,

Thanks for your help! Emotion: smile

And remember:
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You're welcome! (And I shall.)
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