Weird English Question

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thread starter vcxsinal Jul 06 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ok guys so I got a really weird english question... You know the saying "if not?" For example... "I helped with most if not all of them." does it mean... "I helped with most of them. If I did not, then all of them." or does it mean... "I helped with most of them, if I did not help with all of them." haha I don't NEED to know the answer but i'm just curious XD

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Ytagu1275 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The first one "I helped with most of them. If I did not, then all of them"

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gameplayer95 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Imagine most = 80 and all = 100. Most, if not all, could be = 80-100.

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DrXbowman 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It means that "I" helped a lot of people and it might be all of them.

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vcxsinal 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

thanks that cleared it up haha XD

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deadlyzombie 07/06/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The first one is correct.

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