“above all else” means the most important?
I used google translate, I found this sentence means "the most important is xxxx"
ex:
Oh, and above all else, have fun!
It is strange to me, the 'else' here means all above not mentioned, isn't it?
so all the above mentioned is not important?
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I used google translate, I found this sentence means "the most important is xxxx"
ex:
Oh, and above all else, have fun!
It is strange to me, the 'else' here means all above not mentioned, isn't it?
so all the above mentioned is not important?
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Above here doesn't mean previously mentioned, it means more than. The instruction to have fun is more important than any other advice that could be given.
– Kate Bunting
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I used google translate, I found this sentence means "the most important is xxxx"
ex:
Oh, and above all else, have fun!
It is strange to me, the 'else' here means all above not mentioned, isn't it?
so all the above mentioned is not important?
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I used google translate, I found this sentence means "the most important is xxxx"
ex:
Oh, and above all else, have fun!
It is strange to me, the 'else' here means all above not mentioned, isn't it?
so all the above mentioned is not important?
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Above here doesn't mean previously mentioned, it means more than. The instruction to have fun is more important than any other advice that could be given.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
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Above here doesn't mean previously mentioned, it means more than. The instruction to have fun is more important than any other advice that could be given.
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yesterday
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Above here doesn't mean previously mentioned, it means more than. The instruction to have fun is more important than any other advice that could be given.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
Above here doesn't mean previously mentioned, it means more than. The instruction to have fun is more important than any other advice that could be given.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday
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Yes, you are right. "Above all else" is used to emphasize that a particular thing is more important than other things.
It's a variation of more common "Above all".
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Yes, you are right. "Above all else" is used to emphasize that a particular thing is more important than other things.
It's a variation of more common "Above all".
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Yes, you are right. "Above all else" is used to emphasize that a particular thing is more important than other things.
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Yes, you are right. "Above all else" is used to emphasize that a particular thing is more important than other things.
It's a variation of more common "Above all".
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Above here doesn't mean previously mentioned, it means more than. The instruction to have fun is more important than any other advice that could be given.
– Kate Bunting
yesterday