Expression "Not necessarily"

Bulone · #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 21:25 pm *Expression "Not necessarily"*

"....Is this bad? Not necessarily, for the ability to shape one's own role is one of the freedoms that many people desire, but the ambiguity may lead to role stress..."
Does "Not necessarily" in that sentence mean - it isn't by any means bad?

Cerberus™ · #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 22:31 pm *"Not necessarily"*

It means what you intended it to mean.

Bulone · #3 (permalink) Tue Oct 06, 2009 13:43 pm *Expression "Not necessarily"*

Do u mind elaborate further?Because I'm failed to grasp the idea of it.

Cerberus™ · #4 (permalink) Tue Oct 06, 2009 15:45 pm *Expression "Not necessarily"*

It is a natural reply to such a question. You could say it stands for hypothetical "it is not necessarily bad" or "it is not necessarily so".
It means "it is very well possible that this is not bad". What is it you want to know about this phrase?

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