Thursday, May 31, 2018

conjunctions - 'if', meaning 'even if'. Why would ommision occur in some cases?


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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