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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
To tell the truth
"To tell the truth, he never liked you."
Is "To tell the truth" an idiomatic expression ? It clearly does not have any grammatical connection with the clause "he never liked you".
If we compare the above sentence with "I came here to see you", we can see that "to see you" and "I came here" are clearly connected.
Is "To tell the truth" an idiomatic expression ? It clearly does not have any grammatical connection with the clause "he never liked you".
If we compare the above sentence with "I came here to see you", we can see that "to see you" and "I came here" are clearly connected.
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" Is "To tell the truth" an idiomatic expression ? Yes, it is. We also sometimes say 'to be truthful'.
- " Is "To tell the truth" an idiomatic expression ?
- Yes, it is.
- We also sometimes say 'to be truthful'.
- It clearly does not have any grammatical connection with the clause "he never liked you".
- If we compare the above sentence with "I came here to see you", we can see that "to see you" and "I came here" are clearly connected.
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Hi,
"To tell the truth, he never liked you."
Is "To tell the truth" an idiomatic expression ? Yes, it is. We also sometimes say 'to be truthful'.
It clearly does not have any grammatical connection with the clause "he never liked you".
If we compare the above sentence with "I came here to
"To tell the truth, he never liked you."
Is "To tell the truth" an idiomatic expression ? Yes, it is. We also sometimes say 'to be truthful'.
It clearly does not have any grammatical connection with the clause "he never liked you".
If we compare the above sentence with "I came here to
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In that case I think "To be honest" is idiomatic too.
But isn't "Speaking of soccer" in "Speaking of soccer, my father is a soccer fan." idiomatic too ?
But isn't "Speaking of soccer" in "Speaking of soccer, my father is a soccer fan." idiomatic too ?
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Debpriya De"To tell the truth, he never liked you."
Is "To tell the truth" an idiomatic expression ? It clearly does not have any grammatical connection with the clause "he never liked you".
Yes, it is idiomatic - roughly glossed as "It's a fact". Your point about the lack of grammatical connection with the clause is well made. The reason is th
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