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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost be said" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a misconstruction and does not convey a clear meaning. An example of a corrected phrase could be: "It can almost be said that...".
Alternatives: "can nearly be stated" or "might almost be expressed".
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But the same might almost be said of Enrico Letta.
And it was a concept organizational, ideological, inspirational, and, it might almost be said, transcendental.
Mr. Twist's passion for puppetry could almost be said to be genetic.
Apart from the coal-mining areas, the South of England may almost be said to have had a prosperous year.
The quote: "The Islamic heritage lends itself so easily to fundamentalism that it could almost be said to invite it," is taken from p. 377 of his book.
Cook says yes. "The Islamic heritage lends itself so easily to fundamentalism that it could almost be said to invite it," he writes.
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"Tiger showed you what perfection almost is," said Davis Love III, who has won 18 Tour events.
"I don't want to call it a support group, but it almost is," said Garcia.
Afterwards, almost nothing was said: no counselling; no therapy.
Almost everything has been said.
But almost nobody is saying boo.
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