‘To the best of my knowledge’

What is the ‘best knowledge?’Extremely useful is the phrase, ‘to the best of my knowledge’. It is confident and assertive, denoting the fact that the statement to which it pertains is made after due consideration and a thorough, conscientious mental review — and yet, implicit in it is a certain modesty, humility and open-mindedness implying that perhaps someone else’s knowledge could be even better. Or, ‘my’ knowledge could become even ‘better’ in the future.

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What is the ‘best knowledge?’Extremely useful is the phrase, ‘to the best of my knowledge’. It is confident and assertive, denoting the fact that the statement to which it pertains is made after due consideration and a thorough, conscientious mental review — and yet, implicit in it is a certain modesty, humility and open-mindedness implying that perhaps someone else’s knowledge could be even better. Or, ‘my’ knowledge could become even ‘better’ in the future.

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