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4 sentences: Him and me are going fishing. He and I are going fishing. etc... | Am I right? (usage of just)
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concessive or still causal? Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:53 am  concessive or still causal?
 

Which of (2a) to (2c) do you think explains what (1) means?

(1) He is not so busy that he can't go for a walk.

(2) a. He is very busy but in spite of that, he can go for a walk.
b. He is not very busy, but that doesn't mean that he can go for a walk.
c. He can go for a walk, but it is not because he is not very busy.

Thank you in advance
Seiichi MYOGA

My question is based on the fact that (3) means (4) (or at least Swan (1995:513) would say the same thing).
(3) He is so busy that he can't go for a walk.
(4) He is very busy and because of that, he can't go for a walk.

What I want to know is the perceptual influence of the inserted "not" in (1) on the implicit causal relation found in (3).
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concessive or still causal? Sun Jul 06, 2008 13:40 pm  concessive or still causal?
 

The meaning of (1) is (2a).
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concessive or still causal? Sun Jul 06, 2008 23:25 pm  concessive or still causal?
 

Dear Jamie (K),

I appreciate your help and comments.

Seiichi MYOGA
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