| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | "With all that it entails" vs "With all that entails" Thread poster: jyuan_us
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neilmac
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| Context is king | May 16, 2017 |
It's difficult, if not impossible, to illustrate the difference between the two phrases without placing them in some kind of context.
Basically, by omitting "it" from the second version, the emphasis of the sentence switches to the component "that". Imagine it accompanied by an eyeroll.
Examples: "The tax office has summoned me to an audit, with all THAT entails." (Accompanied by an eyeroll gesture, indicating exasperation at the inconvenience of having to go there, wai... See more It's difficult, if not impossible, to illustrate the difference between the two phrases without placing them in some kind of context.
Basically, by omitting "it" from the second version, the emphasis of the sentence switches to the component "that". Imagine it accompanied by an eyeroll.
Examples: "The tax office has summoned me to an audit, with all THAT entails." (Accompanied by an eyeroll gesture, indicating exasperation at the inconvenience of having to go there, wait in a queue and then go through the ordeal of a tax inspection)
In the scenario described, the component "that" takes on the substantive role of the pronoun "it". That's basically how I would describe it, although I may not be using traditional terminology, I don't know.
[Edited at 2017-05-16 09:44 GMT] ▲ Collapse
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neilmac wrote:
It's difficult, if not impossible, to illustrate the difference between the two phrases without placing them in some kind of context.
Basically, by omitting "it" from the second version, the emphasis of the sentence switches to the component "that". Imagine it accompanied by an eyeroll.
Perhaps this is a little bold coming from a non-native speaker, but that's incorrect or at least incomplete.
In most cases, you aren't dropping the "it", you're dropping a "that".
I.e. "all that entails" derives from "all that that entails":
all (that) it entails
all (that) that entails
In my opinion, all four versions are acceptable and mean largely the same thing. Whether you use "it" or "that" depends on how "close" you feel the thing referred to is, and whether you drop the first "that" depends on how informal/loose the phrasing is.
I guess you might have meant a slightly different interpretation, essentially an intransitive "all that follows afterwards" instead of "all that results from it/that". But in that case you're still not dropping an "it".
[Edited at 2017-05-16 12:26 GMT]
| | | | | Both are correct | May 16, 2017 |
Both are correct, and mean the same thing. When speaking, I would say "with all that entails", probably because it is easier to articulate.
I am a native US English speaker, but agree with Chris S that the example with "all" as the subject sounds strange.
I also agree with neilmac's observations.
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