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AVim Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Why use 'all' here?

"It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong."

I think it is fine if we omit the 'all'. Right?

What's the function of the 'all' here?
  

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It adds more emphasis to "too easy". We can't say " more too easy " or " too easier ", so we say "all too easy".

— Vorpar

  • It adds more emphasis to "too easy".
  • We can't say " more too easy " or " too easier ", so we say "all too easy".
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It adds more emphasis to "too easy". We can't say "more too easy" or "too easier", so we say "all too easy".
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VorparIt adds more emphasis to "too easy". We can't say "more too easy" or "too easier", so we say "all too easy".

But we could say "just too easy," I guess?
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Marius Hancu
VorparIt adds more emphasis to "too easy". We can't say "more too easy" or "too easier", so we say "all too easy".
But we could say "just too easy," I guess?
Yes, that works as well. I don't it carries the punch that "all" does.
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