Timeline for discerning between "all that" and "what"
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| Mar 23, 2015 at 19:57 | vote | accept | nima | ||
| Mar 16, 2015 at 18:44 | comment | added | HarryCBurn | @Nima What WhatRoughBeast means is that "all I need" can be said in a way that implies you need, but won't get, a great amount. You can look up irony and sarcasm if you want some further reading. | |
| Mar 16, 2015 at 18:21 | comment | added | nima | I cannot get what this means:With the usual caveat that "All I need" can be used ironically, in which case it usually implies that you need a great deal, and realize that you won't get it. – | |
| Mar 14, 2015 at 22:46 | history | edited | HarryCBurn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 14, 2015 at 22:01 | history | edited | HarryCBurn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 14, 2015 at 21:58 | comment | added | WhatRoughBeast | With the usual caveat that "All I need" can be used ironically, in which case it usually implies that you need a great deal, and realize that you won't get it. | |
| Mar 14, 2015 at 20:39 | history | answered | HarryCBurn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |