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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
What 'it' indicates
One of Amber's royal family member, the protagonist was leafing through the magical cards which Luck, his friend, who is badly injured, made.
And he is now asking to luke about two cards which hed didn't recognize the figures on.
"You didn't do these two cards. They're not your style, and you probably wouldn't know what they looked like to begin with."
"Perceptive, My father drew them, back in the time of the troubles?for all good it did him. They wouldn't help him either."
"Either?"
"They weren't interested in helping me."
["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know what "it" indicates.
Thank you in advance for your help.
And he is now asking to luke about two cards which hed didn't recognize the figures on.
"You didn't do these two cards. They're not your style, and you probably wouldn't know what they looked like to begin with."
"Perceptive, My father drew them, back in the time of the troubles?for all good it did him. They wouldn't help him either."
"Either?"
"They weren't interested in helping me."
["Trumps of Doom" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny]
I'd like to know what "it" indicates.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon I'd like to know what "it" indicates. "it" refers to the drawing of the cards. CJ
- park sang joon I'd like to know what "it" indicates.
- "it" refers to the drawing of the cards.
- CJ
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park sang joonI'd like to know what "it" indicates."it" refers to the drawing of the cards.
CJ
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My father drew them, back in the time of the troubles?for all good drawing them did him.
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[ The fixed expression is for all the good . . . ]
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[ The fixed expression is for all the good . . . ]
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Thank you, Mr.Jim and Clive for your so very helpful answer.
Then I was wondering if "for all the good" means "despite all the good."
Then I was wondering if "for all the good" means "despite all the good."
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park sang joonThank you, Mr.Jim and Clive for your so very helpful answer.Then I was wondering if "for all the good" means "despite all the good."No, I guess it may seem confusing, but "for all the good it did him" means that it did not do him any good. This is a pattern with "for all". Another example: "You might as well not have come, for all the hel
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Thank you, GPY, for your so very helpful answer.
I think I see and that "for all" in the following has the same meaning as my example
"You can do what you like, for all I care."
I think I see and that "for all" in the following has the same meaning as my example
"You can do what you like, for all I care."
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park sang joon"You can do what you like, for all I care."Yes that's right, that's also similar; it means that you don't care.
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