You are right - it is emphasisng "not true" - and has the meaning : That is absolutely not true. It's a colloquialism. That's not so true has the meaning : That is somewhat false/incorrect

Feebs11 wrote: Yes . A recognized colloquialism (in this context) for "It would be a very good thing for you to be sorry." Hi Feebs, Thanks a lot for always helping me. I wish you good health and many years of happiness. Take care.

Yes . A recognized colloquialism (in this context) for "It would be a very good thing for you to be sorry."

Yes - the passage is indeed saying that provided you get your label/marketing right, you will sell anything well, from the best luxury item to the most mundane daily one. The "nosh pot" is merely a colloquialism for a cooking dish.

Tanit wrote: Well done! I've always appreciated your posts, and I think you deserve that. Keep it up! Thank you, Tanit! I'll try to do that. I check these forums quite often but I don't always have very much time to write long posts.

-------- frathead (frat-head) n. Member of a fraternity whose sole identity is through said fraternity. Often characterized by baseball hat and flipped collar. Collegiate Colloquialisms

Thanks, Lil. I am wondering, however, if it is not a colloquialism, because all my grammar books say that Present Perfect doesn't go with "last" . Cheers, Magda

Over the left shoulder, or Over the left , an old but still current colloquialism, or slang expression, used as an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief; as, he said it, and it is true, -- over the left.

It is possible the the colloquialism "anyways" came from the English phrase "anywise/any wise" which means "in any manner/way." However, anyways is not acceptable in print, but is becoming more and more prevalent in spoken English. It has also

A phrasal verb is just a verb plus a preposition or adverb which creates a meaning different from the original verb. Phrasal verb’s origin is probably as far back as the language is concerned. Any verb would require either an adverb or a