Several times in the past few days I've seen the construct "SUBJECT wasn't ADJECTIVE1, let alone ADJECTIVE2," and while that's a handy phrasing there's something about it that keeps bugging me, to whit:
The way I've always used it is with the more extreme adjective or verb last: "The joke wasn't funny, let alone hilarious."
The way I've seen it used is the other way around: "The joke wasn't hilarious, let alone funny."
Now, as far as I can see, this makes no sense, but that could just be a matter of habitual interpretation... what do you mob say?
- CDSERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
A kung-fu nun in a leather thong was no less extreme than anything else he had seen that day. - Rev. Dark's IST: Holy Sea World
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows
The way I've always used it is with the more extreme adjective or verb last: "The joke wasn't funny, let alone hilarious."
The way I've seen it used is the other way around: "The joke wasn't hilarious, let alone funny."
Now, as far as I can see, this makes no sense, but that could just be a matter of habitual interpretation... what do you mob say?
- CDSERVO: Loook *deeeeply* into my eyes... Tell me, what do you see?
CROW: (hypnotized) A twisted man who wants to inflict his pain upon others.
A kung-fu nun in a leather thong was no less extreme than anything else he had seen that day. - Rev. Dark's IST: Holy Sea World
--
"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows