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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
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Hello,
1. --------- Who was but a boy.
What is meaning of "but" here?
1. --------- Who was but a boy.
What is meaning of "but" here?
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Hi, He was only a boy, he was nothing except a boy. This use of 'but' is formal, uncommon and rather literary. In everyday speech, you'll commonly hear 'He was nothing but a boy'.
- Hi, He was only a boy, he was nothing except a boy.
- This use of 'but' is formal, uncommon and rather literary.
- In everyday speech, you'll commonly hear 'He was nothing but a boy'.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
He was only a boy, he was nothing except a boy.
This use of 'but' is formal, uncommon and rather literary.
In everyday speech, you'll commonly hear 'He was nothing but a boy'.
Best wishes, Clive
He was only a boy, he was nothing except a boy.
This use of 'but' is formal, uncommon and rather literary.
In everyday speech, you'll commonly hear 'He was nothing but a boy'.
Best wishes, Clive
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... who was but a boy.
... who was just a boy.
... who was only a boy.
... who was no more than a boy.
... who was not yet a grown man.
It appears to me that the author is surprised. He may have expected someone older.
CJ
... who was just a boy.
... who was only a boy.
... who was no more than a boy.
... who was not yet a grown man.
It appears to me that the author is surprised. He may have expected someone older.
CJ
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