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Hasibul Alam Posted 11 years ago
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what is the function of if anything here
Keane argues that the political conditions during the early years of the United States were, if anything, inimical of the formation of a nation united by one document: the Constitution.
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The phrase "if anything" is used here to indicate a situation contrary to what the reader may think/expect. Contrary to what one might think, the conditions in the early years of the US were in fact not conducive to the formation of a united nation.
- The phrase "if anything" is used here to indicate a situation contrary to what the reader may think/expect.
- Contrary to what one might think, the conditions in the early years of the US were in fact not conducive to the formation of a united nation.
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The phrase "if anything" is used here to indicate a situation contrary to what the reader may think/expect.
Contrary to what one might think, the conditions in the early years of the US were in fact not conducive to the formation of a united nation.
Contrary to what one might think, the conditions in the early years of the US were in fact not conducive to the formation of a united nation.
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If the conditions had an effect one way or the other, then they were inimical (rather than beneficial).
"inimical of" sounds wrong to me. Normally it is "inimical to".
"inimical of" sounds wrong to me. Normally it is "inimical to".
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