On: If Money Doesn't Make You Happy Then You Probably Aren't Spending It Right [pdf]

[itishappy]

It's pretty deeply nested, which may be technically correct but is not recommended. It also may be missing a second comma? Not sure...

> Money can buy many, if not most, if not all, of the things that make people happy, and if it doesn’t, then the fault is ours.

Maybe a parenthetical clause?

> Money can buy many (if not most, if not all) of the things that make people happy, and if it doesn’t, then the fault is ours.

[n0taHack3r → itishappy]

What about

Money can buy most, if not all of the things that make …

?

[trilbyglens → n0taHack3r]

I believe the intended effect is that the writer is reconsidering their statements after they are written, giving the text a more spoken quality.

You are all a bunch of unrepentant nerds :D

[itishappy → trilbyglens]

Guilty as charged!

[itishappy → n0taHack3r]

Agree it's an improvement. I still think a trailing comma is required...

> Money can buy most, if not all of the things that make...

> Money can buy most, if not all, of the things that make...