so if meaning

[vaibhavmaskar]

1. So if someone tells you, 'Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,'


2. So if love is a chess game, check mate.

What is the meaning of "so if"?

 

[probus]

"So if" means "supposing the following conditional assertion is true, then".

The assertion may or may not be true. For example, I might say 'Look, the Messiah is out in the desert'; therefore you should drink this poisoned Koolaid."

I might be right or I might be wrong.:-D

 

[vaibhavmaskar]

Is this a similar meaning with "if anything"?

 

[Tdol]

In both cases you could remove so, but I agree with Probus- the intended meaning is like supposing. The first example is incomplete as it doesn't tell us what we should do if someone tells us this..

 

[emsr2d2]

It doesn't mean the same as "if anything".

John: Sarah is a good singer.
James: She is NOT a good singer. If anything, she's completely tone deaf!

 

[vaibhavmaskar]

"So if someone tells you, 'Look, the Messiah is out in the desert,' don't. bother to go and look.- first complete sentence.