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welkins2139
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 Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:48 am Post subject: at best |
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It's all a poor substitute for at best.
Can you explain the sentence?
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Anuradha Chepur
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:49 am Post subject: |
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It's a poor substitute.
"for at best' is added for appeal, intensity, style. |
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lotus
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:36 am Post subject: |
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Hi welkins2139,
You'll hear this sentence a lot.
"It's a poor substitute at best."
At best is an adverbial conjunction used for comparison. You can turn the sentence around and see its function.
At best, it is a poor substitute.
Style-wise, the first is more appealing.
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beancurdturtle
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| Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: |
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In American English "It's all a poor substitute for at best." would be very clumsy. Like saying, "A horse he was riding, on it's back."
Just say "It's a poor substitute at best." or "He rode a horse."
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