"After all" usage - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 28, 2016 · "Because, after all, everything gets recycled eventually.", again with a similar meaning but not restricted to a specific set of events which have occurred, instead reflecting a more general …
idioms - Actual meaning of 'After all' - English Language Learners ...
Nov 6, 2016 · According to the Cambridge Dictionary, after all means: despite earlier problems or doubts: The rain has stopped, so the game will go ahead after all. What's the problem here, raining? A...
After all, finally etc - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Jan 30, 2024 · Is it possible to use, for example: "finally, after all", to express impatience or annoyance like the word already? Can you tell me where they gone after all? Stop asking me stupind …
meaning - Difference between "After all, ...?" and "... anyway ...
1 I am unable to differentiate between the meaning conveyed by the following two sentences: After all, what is so hard about Quantum Field Theory? What is so hard about Quantum Field Theory …
phrases - Synonym for a specific usage of "after all" - English ...
Is there any other word or phrase that could be used instead of "after all" in a case where it comes at the end of a sentence? For example: Running away was in his nature, after all. (If you can...
How to Grammatically Discern "after all", Phrase?
Jul 16, 2015 · After all plays several roles. Semantically it means approximately, "taking everything into consideration" or "in the final analysis". In its internal form, without regard to its context, it is a …
After all, it would be embarrassing when we [met/meet] again
Mar 25, 2024 · Did you mean that "It would be embarrassing when we met again" equals "It would be embarrassing if we met again"? If so, I now understand it fully. "Met" as in if we met again expresses …
Subject-verb agreement after "all" - English Language Learners Stack ...
Aug 15, 2016 · But when all is a direct object we can use either a single or a plural verb after the clause. We can consider what "is left" as an entity.The traditional agreement is used more often. All (that) I …
Uses of 'after all', 'withal', 'anyway', 'anyhow' instead of 'however'?
Mar 20, 2021 · I, after all, had a different idea. I, withal, had a different idea. I, anyway, had a different idea. I, anyhow, had a different idea. Clearly, none of your alternatives seems to work in the above …
When to put "of" after "all"? [duplicate] - English Language & Usage ...
Aug 10, 2014 · What’s the difference between all and all of? When should one use of following all to make all of, and when should one drop the of and just use all all by itself? For example, in this …