Meaning
Used to add a further item to a list, emphasizing that there are even more things, often with a sense of surprise or emphasis on the additional item's significance.
Primary Function
Emphatic addition, to reinforce an argument or list by adding a notable final point.
Communicative Purpose
To strengthen a cumulative case by adding an important or surprising additional point.
Pattern
not to mention
Core Structure
not to mention
Função primária
Emphatic addition, to reinforce an argument or list by adding a notable final point.
Propósito comunicativo
To strengthen a cumulative case by adding an important or surprising additional point.
Situações de gatilho
Listing problems, achievements, or reasons, and wanting to emphasize an additional key point.
Contextos
Informal writing, spoken arguments, and discussions where a persuasive or emphatic tone is needed.
Padrão
not to mention
Estrutura central
not to mention
Slots de substituição
An additional, often significant or surprising item, which can be a noun phrase or a clause.
Colocados típicos
- items in a list
- previous points or arguments
Substituições comuns
- As well as
- Not forgetting
- To say nothing of
Erros comuns
Using a full independent clause without 'the fact that' in formal contexts.
Similar / contraste
Let alone, Much less, As well as
Interferências
Be cautious not to confuse with 'let alone', which is used for negative scalability, whereas 'not to mention' is additive.
Família do chunk
- Not to mention the fact that
- Not to mention how
- Let alone
Nuance
Implies the added item is noteworthy, often as important as or more significant than the previous ones, adding emphasis or surprise.
Efeito pragmático
Strengthens the argument or list by adding a significant additional point, which can change the listener's or reader's perspective.
Dica de memória
Additive emphasis, notable addition
Nota
This expression is used to add an additional point that reinforces the previous ones, often highlighting an even more significant aspect.
Upgrade path
To say nothing of, Not forgetting, Additionally
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