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[-] lazyViking@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, isn't that what they are saying?

[-] MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago

Yea I understand from context but the wording seems bad

The current one is similar to "if he cared about money, a sequel would not be guaranteed"

[-] scholar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

No, it's saying if he cared about money he would be more likely to make a sequel. Him caring about money would all but guarantee a sequel.

[-] MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t get why "all but guaranteed" means guaranteed

English isn’t my first language and the phrasing is so weird. Translating word by word seems to indicate something else

[-] scholar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You're technically right: it means 'everything up to', so not a full guarantee but the next best thing. In usage it means 'a guarantee in all but name'.

[-] MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Alright! Thanks for the explanation

Literally translating it would mean the complete opposite in my main language so that’s why I was confused

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