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February 21, 2024
Linking words: never mind, let alone
In the news today:
"Students can't afford to eat, never mind go clubbing."
(go clubbing = go to nightclubs)
'Never mind' is used to emphasize that, although a particular thing is true, the thing you have just mentioned is more important.
It is used in negative contexts, and goes before an option, idea, situation, etc., followed by another that is less likely.
- I can barely understand it, never mind explain it.
- I'm so tired I can hardly walk, never mind run.
Synonym: Let alone
'Let alone' is also used to indicate that something is far less likely or suitable than something else already mentioned.
- He was incapable of leading a bowling team, let alone a country.
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