Diagramming "not to mention"

[TheParser]

Would you kindly R-K:


The early railroads received huge land grants, not to mention

generous government loans.


Thank you VERY much.

 

[Frank Antonson]

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".

Like other recent posts, I think THAT is a good one. It could generate considerable debate.

Nice going, Parser.

 

[corum]

"Not to mention" is a quasi-coordinator. In this sentence, it functions as a coordinator linking the coordinated objects.

 

[TheParser]

"Not to mention" is a quasi-coordinator. In this sentence, it functions as a coordinator linking the coordinated objects.

A MILLION thanks for the A - W -E - S - O - M -E diagram, which

would delight any Reed-Kellogg devotee.

 

[corum]

 

[Frank Antonson]

Why not put "not to mention" on the dashed line that usually joins compound direct objects? The diagram would be simpler.