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18:55 Dec 1, 2004 |
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Other / coloquial | |||||
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| Selected response from: Margaret Schroeder Mexico Local time: 07:49 | ||||
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4 +4 | context is all |
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4 +2 | Used to reassure the person being called "least" that they are important too |
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4 | no degree is stated |
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last but not the least. context is all Explanation: It could be any of the possibilities you have mentioned; it depends on the situation, the participants, and the importance of the things/people concerned. It is not the words that make the difference, but the circumstances. The expression is more commonly said "Last but not least." (Without "the".) |
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