What is the full expression of 'nearly as stressful' ?

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"When your favorite song comes up on the radio,
the day gets a little bit better and suddenly being stuck in the traffic jam isn't nearly as stressful."

Is this
1. (...) being stuck in the traffic isn't nearly as (it is) stressful

or

2. (...) being stuck in the traffic isnt' nearly as stressful (as it is) ?

or neither is correct so there is another explanation.

Thanks!

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Neither is good, as I understand them.

When your favorite song comes up on the radio, the day gets a little bit better and suddenly being stuck in the traffic jam isn't nearly as stressful (as it would be without the song)

C2ran · Answer

Mister MicawberWhen your favorite song comes up on the radio, the day gets a little bit better and suddenly being stuck in the traffic jam isn't nearly as stressful (as it would be without the song)

Thank you Sir~

... as it would be without the song.
Can I ask if the 'would' in the sentence has kind of nuance that is called 'second conditional' ?
(If we played tennis, I would win)

Speaking of which, I know this is unrelated to the subject of the post but,
"It would be best if we started early." and the sentence in parenthesis above, In grammar, what is the term refering to this if-clause? For conveniece's sake, I called it second conditional. It's not that I am interested in terminology but I feel its meaning is neither conditional nor unreal situation.

I am sorry to ask the unrelated topic but this has been a question I had hoped to ask someday.
Thank you.

Mister Micawber · Answer

They seem related to me.

... as it would be without the song. Can I ask if the 'would' in the sentence has kind of nuance that is called 'second conditional' ?- Yes

(If we played tennis, I would win)-- Yes, also 2nd conditional.

"It would be best if we started early." and the sentence in parenthesis above, In grammar, what is the term refering to this if-clause?-- It's an 'if'-clause (or the 'condition' clause) in a 2nd conditional sentence.

For conveniece's sake, I called it second conditional. It's not that I am interested in terminology but I feel its meaning is neither conditional nor unreal situation.-- It seems both to me. Not 'unreal', but 'hypothetical'. Only 3rd conditional is unreal (i.e. cannot be realized).

C2ran · Answer

Mister MicawberNot 'unreal', but 'hypothetical'.

What a nice description~
This is all I wanted.
Thank you very much indeed~!

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