OK, language weirdness question.
Someone recently said:
"I just about caught the train."
Did they catch it or not? Perhaps it depends whether you think of English as (one of) your first language(s).
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@ColinTheMathmo I'm really surprised at this result. "I just about caught the train" is odd phrasing, but definitely (in my world) doesn't mean that they failed. It's not the same as "nearly" in this context; it's "it was touch and go but I just made it". "Did you catch the train", "yeah, just about!"
@bykimbo Read other replies to see bafflement in the other direction.
It's ... interesting.