From Michael Swan's Practical English Usage 261.10: If, meaning 'even if'
We can use 'if' to mean 'even if'.
I'll finish this job if it takes all night.
I wouldn't marry you if you were the last man in the world.
I wonder if we can omit 'even' in any other 'even if' clauses. If not, when is the omission acceptable without causing any misunderstanding?
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