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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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What's the meaning of "even" here?
Whatever the number ,there's usually one student from the group that stands out as being special ,fantastic even.
Question: What's the meaning of "EVEN" here ,why doesn't it go like ths: "stand out as being EVEN special ,fantastic"?
Question: What's the meaning of "EVEN" here ,why doesn't it go like ths: "stand out as being EVEN special ,fantastic"?
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Hi, It's just an idiomatic way of adding an afterthought in speech. You finish your sentence, and then decide that the term you used isn't strong enough, so you add another. eh The TV program was interesting, fascinating even.
- Hi, It's just an idiomatic way of adding an afterthought in speech.
- You finish your sentence, and then decide that the term you used isn't strong enough, so you add another.
- eh The TV program was interesting, fascinating even.
- eg He is very intelligent, a genius even.
- In speech, we usually don't plan our complete sentence carefully before we say it.
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Hi,
It's just an idiomatic way of adding an afterthought in speech. You finish your sentence, and then decide that the term you used isn't strong enough, so you add another.
eh The TV program was interesting, fascinating even.
eg He is very intel
It's just an idiomatic way of adding an afterthought in speech. You finish your sentence, and then decide that the term you used isn't strong enough, so you add another.
eh The TV program was interesting, fascinating even.
eg He is very intel
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