Almost to a person

Bushwhacker · #1 (**permalink**) 17-Jul-2007, 20:03

Please, I'll be very grateful if you can tell me the meaning of "Almost to a person".

I've found it in the following sentence:

"Almost to a person, these impromptu readers are not only unembarrased but delighted by what they read."

Thank You for your help.

MrPedantic · #2 (**permalink**) 17-Jul-2007, 20:33

Hello Bushwhacker,

It means "Almost every one of these impromptu readers..."

Best wishes,

MrP

puzzle · #3 (**permalink**) 18-Jul-2007, 02:01

can i say "almost to everyone........

MrPedantic · #4 (**permalink**) 19-Jul-2007, 21:55

Hello Puzzle,

No, unfortunately: that wouldn't work!

But you could say:

1. "Almost every one of these impromptu readers is not only unembarrassed but delighted by what they read."

("They" here means "he or she".)

Best wishes,

MrP


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