all the same

[mikesnook1]

can "all the same" also mean "ever so"?

[factor-fiction]

Can I ask why you are asking so i can understand the context? Thanks

[mikesnook1]

hi factor30, i'm doing a crossword and the question was "all the same" 4&2 and giving some of the letters i already have e-e-, s- the only answer i can see that would fit is "ever so" am i right? thank you in advance.
mike.

[vascop]

Yes, I agree with factor, we need a context with examples.
Thinking of one example, for example:
"ever so big" cannot be substituted by "all the same big" can it?

[emeritus]

Even so ?

[vascop]

No, it must be "even so"

[factor-fiction]

This is a crossword clue from PMU magazine. It's probably always better to mention it's from a crossword and give the exact clues and letters

[atalanta]

Could be the same in West Indian patois, but not in regular English

[boxtops]

Even so means All the same

[Bert]

Either of these expressions could go at the end of a sentence in the following context:
Lady: I just backed my boyfriend's car into a tree.
Friend: Don't worry, he loves you even so.
or: Don't worry, he loves you all the same.

[owdhamer]

Beats the hell outa me