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Youngbuts Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
and VS but
Hi, everyone.
I have got a question about the difference between 'and' and 'but'. Those conjunctions in English have similar traits with equivalents in my first language, but also seem to have slightly different usages and meanings. Would you take a look at the follwing sentence?
All of our efforts to settle the matter amicably have been unsuccessful. We have made numerous calls and, to date, have not had the courtesy of a call back. We have delayed legal proceedings up to now based on your assurance that we would be paid in full by July 31st.
In that sentence, can we use 'but' instead of 'and' in bold? As in my first tongue the couterpart of 'but' in English is the only possible choice for the sentence context, I seem to be confused. Is the 'but' a possible option or only the 'and' is natural for the sentence?
Many thanks in advance.
I have got a question about the difference between 'and' and 'but'. Those conjunctions in English have similar traits with equivalents in my first language, but also seem to have slightly different usages and meanings. Would you take a look at the follwing sentence?
All of our efforts to settle the matter amicably have been unsuccessful. We have made numerous calls and, to date, have not had the courtesy of a call back. We have delayed legal proceedings up to now based on your assurance that we would be paid in full by July 31st.
In that sentence, can we use 'but' instead of 'and' in bold? As in my first tongue the couterpart of 'but' in English is the only possible choice for the sentence context, I seem to be confused. Is the 'but' a possible option or only the 'and' is natural for the sentence?
Many thanks in advance.
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Yes, you could use but in place of and in your sentence, although some punctuation changes might be needed.
- Yes, you could use but in place of and in your sentence, although some punctuation changes might be needed.
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Yes, you could use but in place of and in your sentence, although some punctuation changes might be needed.
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