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Stenka25 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Another 'not just... but...' question but apparently different one
Another 'not just... but...' question but apparently different one
Please check out this thread about 'not just... but...' because it is closely related with this question.
The passage below is from ‘the Blank Slate’ by Steven Pinker.
http://evolbiol.ru/blankslate/blankslate.htm
There are two other reasons why the complexity of the genome is not reflected in the number of genes it contains. One is that a given gene can produce not just one protein but several. A gene is typically broken into stretches of DNA that code for fragments of protein (exons) separated by stretches of DNA that don't (introns), a bit like a magazine article interrupted by ads. The segments of a gene can then be spliced together in multiple ways.
The 'not just... but...' in this passage seems different to the case of the former thread.
It would rather be replaced by 'not... but...,' not 'not only... but also...'
Am I right?
Regards.
Please check out this thread about 'not just... but...' because it is closely related with this question.
The passage below is from ‘the Blank Slate’ by Steven Pinker.
http://evolbiol.ru/blankslate/blankslate.htm
There are two other reasons why the complexity of the genome is not reflected in the number of genes it contains. One is that a given gene can produce not just one protein but several. A gene is typically broken into stretches of DNA that code for fragments of protein (exons) separated by stretches of DNA that don't (introns), a bit like a magazine article interrupted by ads. The segments of a gene can then be spliced together in multiple ways.
The 'not just... but...' in this passage seems different to the case of the former thread.
It would rather be replaced by 'not... but...,' not 'not only... but also...'
Am I right?
Regards.
Top answer
Stenka25 The 'not just... ' in this passage seems different to the case of the former thread. Correct.
- Stenka25 The 'not just...
- ' in this passage seems different to the case of the former thread.
- Correct.
- Stenka25 It would rather can be replaced by 'not...
- ,' not 'not only...
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Stenka25The 'not just... but...' in this passage seems different to the case of the former thread.Correct.
Stenka25ItCorrect.would rathercan be replaced by 'not... but...,' not 'not only... but also...'Am I right?
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Thanks a lot as always, teechr.
But doesn't the fact that the same phrase can have different meanings in different contexts makes English natives puzzled?
Can't this ambiguity induce the possibility of making the communication confusing?
But doesn't the fact that the same phrase can have different meanings in different contexts makes English natives puzzled?
Can't this ambiguity induce the possibility of making the communication confusing?
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