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Dae666 Posted 15 years ago
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All but

I wrote the following sentence, but cannot be sure about the use of "all but". What I mean is in rituals objects only have symbolic functions, symbolic being in the anthropological sense, but written this way, it does not quite have the same emphasis.

"In ritual use objects are stripped of all functions but symbolic in the anthropological sense."

I really appreciate the help.
Kerim
  

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" I think using parentheses in this case really shows that the anthropological point-of-view is being applied to the 'symbolic' terminology, rather than everything else mentioned in the sentence. I also think that you require a 'the' because you are focusing in on a definitive kind of function(s), namely the symbolic kind.

— Makka2802

  • " I think using parentheses in this case really shows that the anthropological point-of-view is being applied to the 'symbolic' terminology, rather than everything else mentioned in the sentence.
  • I also think that you require a 'the' because you are focusing in on a definitive kind of function(s), namely the symbolic kind.
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"In ritual use, objects are stripped of all functions but the symbolic (in the anthropological sense)."

I think using parentheses in this case really shows that the anthropological point-of-view is being applied to the 'symbolic' terminology, rather than everything else mentioned in the sentence.

I also think that you require a 'the' because you are focusing in on a definitive k
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