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New2grammar  #511791  Fri, 09 May 08 10:21 PM

 

I interpret 'everything went right' as 'nothing could have gone wrong'

So, 'everything else went right' should mean 'nothing else could have gone wrong'

Would you interpret 'nothing else could have gone wrong' as 'everything went wrong'?
If yes, why?


  

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Grammar Geek  #511797  Fri, 09 May 08 10:40 PM

Nothing else could have gone wrong means that absolutely everything went wrong. So many things went wrong that there was nothing left that could go wrong after all those other wrong things.

It is said with discouragement (or perhaps with a laugh if you're able to find humor in a situation that went so badly wrong - like a children's pageant).

 
  
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New2grammar  #511847  Fri, 09 May 08 11:54 PM

 

I interpret 'nothing could have gone wrong' as 'everything went right'

So, 'nothing else could have gone wrong' should be 'everything else went right'

Would you interpret 'nothing else could have gone wrong' as 'everything went wrong'?
If yes, why?


Thanks!
  
Anonymous  #511852  Sat, 10 May 08 12:17 AM

Hi,

I interprete differrently -- slightly though.

nothing went wrong = everything went right

nothing could have gone wrong -- I interprete this as "from the way I see it, it is possible that nothing went wrong or that everything went right.

Likewise:

nothing else could have gone wrong = everything else went right.

Lastly, I want to say:

I could be slightly wrong.Smile   
  
Grammar Geek  #511858  Sat, 10 May 08 12:39 AM

PLEASE do not start new threads on the same topic!

There is a BIG difference between saying "Nothing else could have gone wrong" and saying "Nothing went wrong."

The first says everything went wrong. The second says everything went okay.
  
New2grammar  #511942  Sat, 10 May 08 07:37 AM

Did someone log in using my username or what?
Why is the same question posted twice? Maybe I have double personality disorder I never knew about.

Please ignore the repeated question. GG's first answer/post on this topic has answered
all my concerns regarding this topic. Sorry for the confusion!

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