Mina Uzun Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

The usage of in case

Hi

"He is a really good drummer, in case you didn't see the Super Bowl".

I have a question about the sentence stated above.

What exactly "in case" means in a situation like this: I don't think that he was good at drums. And sarcastically I say ""He is a really good drummer, in case you didn't see the Super Bowl". (he: a celeb who played drums at Super Bowl). And if I actually thought that he was really good and I said this sentence in not a sarcastic way, would the meaning change?

Could you please help me with that? Thanks in advance.

  

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Mina Uzun "He is a really good drummer, in case you didn't see the Super Bowl". The sentence does not work logically. The connection between the idea is too weak, This is somewhat improved: He had a spectacular performance on the drums at the Super Bowl, in case you didn't see him play.

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Mina Uzun"He is a really good drummer, in case you didn't see the Super Bowl".

The sentence does not work logically. The connection between the idea is too weak,

This is somewhat improved:

He had a spectacular performance on the drums at the Super Bowl, in case you didn't see him play.

These are natural sentences:

Having seen the