Would you kindly R-K:
The early railroads received huge land grants, not to mention
generous government loans.
Thank you VERY much.
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Would you kindly R-K:
The early railroads received huge land grants, not to mention
generous government loans.
Thank you VERY much.
I won't R-K it at the moment, but I think it is a way of euphemistically saying "and". "Not to mention" in fact means "to mention as well" i.e. "and".Quote:
Originally Posted by TheParser
Like other recent posts, I think THAT is a good one. It could generate considerable debate.
Nice going, Parser.
http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/9...ttomention.gif
"Not to mention" is a quasi-coordinator. In this sentence, it functions as a coordinator linking the coordinated objects.
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Originally Posted by corum
A MILLION thanks for the A - W -E - S - O - M -E diagram, which
would delight any Reed-Kellogg devotee.
Why not put "not to mention" on the dashed line that usually joins compound direct objects? The diagram would be simpler.