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It's pretty deeply nested, which may be technically correct but is not recommended. It also may be missing a second comma? Not sure... > Money can buy many, if
by itishappy 3y ago
It's pretty deeply nested, which may be technically correct but is not recommended. It also may be missing a second comma? Not sure...
> Money can buy many, if not most, if not all, of the things that make people happy, and if it doesn’t, then the fault is ours.
Maybe a parenthetical clause?
> Money can buy many (if not most, if not all) of the things that make people happy, and if it doesn’t, then the fault is ours.
- n0taHack3r 3y agoWhat about Money can buy most, if not all of the things that make … ?
- itishappy 3y agoAgree it's an improvement. I still think a trailing comma is required... > Money can buy most, if not all of the things that make... > Money can buy most, if not all, of the things that make...
- trilbyglens 3y agoI believe the intended effect is that the writer is reconsidering their statements after they are written, giving the text a more spoken quality. You are all a bunch of unrepentant nerds :D
- itishappy 3y agoGuilty as charged!