Talk:at all
IPA or Audio?[edit]
Can someone please add IPA or Audio? We need to make it clear that the pronunciation differs according to what variety of English you speak. E.g. in Britain you might say "a-TALL", whilst in the US you would probably say, "ADT all". ---> Tooironic 08:28, 27 June 2010 (UTC)
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A general "polite noise"[edit]
e.g. "I was wondering if you might have 15 minutes free this afternoon at all". Equinox ◑ 21:19, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
- This quote fits I think:
- Married at First Swipe: 'If you've binged Married At First
- Claire Frost · 2021 · Fiction
- 'Would you like any help at all?' 'No, no, you sit down.
General Vicinity (talk) 02:09, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
- Usage note added General Vicinity (talk) 13:55, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
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- (idiomatic) Indicating degree, quantity or frequency greater than zero: to the slightest degree, in any way, at any time or in any circumstance, somewhat, rather.
RFV "somewhat" and "rather" only. Can't think of any examples. Could it be an archaic use, perhaps archaic positive polarity usage? Mihia (talk) 11:47, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
- Agreed. ‘Somewhat’ and ‘rather’ seem to indicate at least a slightly greater degree or frequency than ‘at all’, so they should probably just be stricken from the definition IMO. Overlordnat1 (talk) 18:20, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
RFV-resolved. Kiwima (talk) 22:09, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
"What have they done with her at all?"[edit]
Saw this interesting construction in an old J. H. Riddell ghost story (The Uninhabited House). The speaker is an Irish stereotype. Equinox ◑ 12:12, 7 September 2023 (UTC)