Talk:if not

but/though not

As a coordinator, if not signals a contrast, but it can have almost contradictory meanings
She won her team's admiration, if not its award, for her performance (that is, “but not”)

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:19, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

if + not actually Backinstadiums (talk) 11:49, 7 July 2022 (UTC)