Antonia  +  83795 Fri, 25 Mar 05 12:07 PM Can you please help me? What is the meaning of ''if anything'' in this sentence: They had never argued because he was too laid back to care. If anything, this made her think of him more as she would a brother rather than a potential lover. Antonia Joined on Fri, Mar 11 2005 Contributing Member 1,266

	pieanne  +  83901 Fri, 25 Mar 05 06:40 PM Hi, Antonia, In your context, "if anything" means: "if she could compare their relatonship to anything, ...", "if it made her think of anything..." pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...

	g caldwell  +  84174 Sat, 26 Mar 05 11:55 PM It's a shorthand way of saying something like "if it had any effect at all." Notice that it's not clear if "this" refers to their never arguing or to his being so laid back. Such a lax use of "this" without a clear antecedent is a pet peeve of many English teachers, at least in the US. g caldwell Joined on Thu, Mar 24 2005 New Member 06

	pieanne  +  84278 Sun, 27 Mar 05 12:28 PM What language do you have to translate it into? (not that I'd be of any help if it's not into French...) pieanne

	Antonia  +  84319 Sun, 27 Mar 05 04:47 PM Croatian. But I've already figured it out. I usually just have to sleep it over, and then I can think of a word or an expression I'm looking for. Antonia

	pieanne  +  84321 Sun, 27 Mar 05 04:51 PM I'm sure you will. Sleep helps in many cases! Sleep tight then! pieanne