I believe one of the saddest words in the English vocabulary is the world almost. It is sad because it represents failure accompanied by near success. In other words, even though we nearly achieved our goal, we were unsuccessful. A man would not be happy if he almost caught his flight at the airport. The fisherman is not happy when he almost brings in the "big one." A new widow is never comforted by the thought that that her husband almost survived. The word almost represents shattered hopes and dashed dreams.
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