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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Was about still

"It was an extraordinarily bruising day but Jeremy Corbyn was just about still standing as Labour leader as he addressed thousands of supporters in Parliament Square on Monday evening." (The Guardian.)

There is an adverb phrase "just about still" in the above sentence. And my question is: is "still" a head (base) of that phrase and "just about" its modifier? Does "was about still" mean that the Mr Corbyn's leadership is nearing to the end?
  

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Hi Yes, Jeremy Corbyn is still standing, just about. So 'still' is the head of the phrase It doesn't mean he is on the way out, He is still in the fight, although his position is not certain Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi Yes, Jeremy Corbyn is still standing, just about.
  • So 'still' is the head of the phrase It doesn't mean he is on the way out, He is still in the fight, although his position is not certain Dave
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Hi

Yes, Jeremy Corbyn is still standing, just about. So 'still' is the head of the phrase

It doesn't mean he is on the way out, He is still in the fight, although his position is not certain

Dave
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AnonymousJeremy Corbyn was just about still standing
Jeremy Corbyn || was ...[ [ just about ] [ still standing] ]
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Jeremy Corbyn || was ...[ [approximately ] [ remaining standing] ]

'standing' is the head.
AnonymousThere is an adverb phrase "just about still" in the above sentence.
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