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Peterchan Posted 15 years ago
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"but"

I love this forum, here is my q's:

She was found guilty of manslaughter not murder, or

She was found guilty of manslaughter BUT not murder.

It seems they both are correct? Thx.
  

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Hi, I love this forum, Good! here is my q's: She was found guilty of manslaughter , not murder, or She was found guilty of manslaughter BUT not murder. I prefer a comma here before 'but'.

— Clive

  • Hi, I love this forum, Good!
  • here is my q's: She was found guilty of manslaughter , not murder, or She was found guilty of manslaughter BUT not murder.
  • I prefer a comma here before 'but'.
  • It seems they both are correct?
  • Yes.
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She was found guilty of manslaughter, not murder.


She was found guilty of manslaughter, but not murder.

It seems they both are correct. This is not a (proper) question, so a question mark at the end is not correct.



The first sentence suggests that she was tried on the charge of manslaughter and found guilty of manslaughter. There is n
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