What does semifinally mean?
Semifinally means Almost finally; penultimately..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
Almost finally; penultimately..
Semifinally, when a pronoun is involved, the possessive case is invariable: “Dick is a friend of hers,” not “Dick is a friend of her.” Finally, despite the not infrequent questions that are raised, the double genitive is of long standing, idiomatic, useful and here to stay.
So he was finally, not semifinally but finally-finally, finished with alma mater?
Use semifinally when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Semifinally means Almost finally; penultimately..
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Semifinally, when a pronoun is involved, the possessive case is invariable: “Dick is a friend of hers,” not “Dick is a friend of her.” Finally, despite the not infrequent questions that are raised, the double genitive is of long standing, idiomatic, useful and here to stay.
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