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Surprisingly enough
I understand that "bad enough" is often used to mean "True, it is bad, but there are other things worse than that." So "bad enough" may not be all that bad after all.
My question is, does this hold for other similarly constructed phrases like "surprisingly enough" and "interestingly enough"? For example, does the following suggest that the result may be surprising but it is sort of to be expected? Or does it mean it really is surprising? Is it any different from standalone "surprisingly"?
Surprisingly enough, the result is totally different from what she expected.
mao
My question is, does this hold for other similarly constructed phrases like "surprisingly enough" and "interestingly enough"? For example, does the following suggest that the result may be surprising but it is sort of to be expected? Or does it mean it really is surprising? Is it any different from standalone "surprisingly"?
Surprisingly enough, the result is totally different from what she expected.
mao
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[nq:1]I understand that "bad enough" is often used to mean "True, it is bad, but there are other things worse ... is surprising? Is it any different from standalone "surprisingly"?
- [nq:1]I understand that "bad enough" is often used to mean "True, it is bad, but there are other things worse ...
- is surprising?
- Is it any different from standalone "surprisingly"?
- [/nq] According to AHD and MW, the adverb 'enough' can mean sufficiently, very, or somewhat.
- The simplest meaning is 'sufficiently' - enough to meet a threshold.
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[nq:1]I understand that "bad enough" is often used to mean "True, it is bad, but there are other things worse ... is surprising? Is it any different from standalone "surprisingly"? Surprisingly enough, the result is totally different from what she expected.[/nq]
According to AHD and MW, the adverb 'enough' can mean sufficiently, very, or somewhat. The simplest meaning is 'sufficiently' - enoug
According to AHD and MW, the adverb 'enough' can mean sufficiently, very, or somewhat. The simplest meaning is 'sufficiently' - enoug
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[nq:1]I understand that "bad enough" is often used to mean "True, it is bad, but there are other things worse ... surprising? Is it any different from standalone "surprisingly"? Surprisingly enough, the result is totally different from what she expected. mao[/nq]
'Surprising, but just surprising enough to be worth noting'.. maybe?
Although it seems that it's sometimes said because 'su
'Surprising, but just surprising enough to be worth noting'.. maybe?
Although it seems that it's sometimes said because 'su
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