[openbeos] Re: A new BMessage implementation (Message4)

On 2005-11-11 at 12:59:16 [+0100], Ingo Weinhold <bonefish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:
> Oh, OK. My English skills might be lacking here, but I think, it means
> exactly the opposite. Any native speaker cares to clarify: "... should be
> ... doable if not easy..." -- easy or not?

"Machbar, wenn nicht einfach".

"Machbar, einfach sogar" = "Doable, easy even".

It is possible to use "if not" to mean "even" but not in this context. The 
rules for this are same for German: you have to be able to interpret the 
adverb "even" from context.

"Beste, wenn nicht (sogar) Bestest!".
"Best if not bestest!"

Charlie

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