She told me that much/I'll say that much

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Marius Hancu - 10 Jan 2004 15:37 GMT

Hello:

Wonder if in the following:
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[these three guys and Brandy are rooming in the same house]
... the Rhea sisters, three drag guys who worship the quality queen
deluxe [i.e. Brandy Alexander] but would kill each other for more
closet space. The Brandy queen told me THAT MUCH.
[Chuck Palaniuk, Invisible Monsters, Ch. 13, p. 141]
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the implication/meaning of "that much" in this context is:
"she told me at least this"
?

Also, similarly, in :
"The guy sure posts a lot of war news, I'll say that much."
is "I'll say that much" an confirmation of the previous stated fact?

Thanks.

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Regards,
Marius Hancu

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Gary Vellenzer - 10 Jan 2004 15:57 GMT

> Hello:
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> "The guy sure posts a lot of war news, I'll say that much."
> is "I'll say that much" an confirmation of the previous stated fact?

The implication is always that there is more that could be told.

Gary

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Matti Lamprhey - 10 Jan 2004 16:17 GMT

"Gary Vellenzer" <nycram@seznam.cz> wrote...

> DO_NOT_USE@videotron.ca says...
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> The implication is always that there is more that could be told.

I'd say that the speaker is dismissive of "the guy" in general; he may
or may not have anything further to say, but if so he's not willing to
be drawn.

Matti

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John Jolly - 29 Jan 2004 07:17 GMT

Both of the examples have the sense of 'at least'

> Hello:
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> Thanks.

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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004

She told me that much/I'll say that much