but and but not

Anonymous I'm anything but a dropper. Is it the same as "I'm anything but NOT a dropper"? Are both correct?

What's a dropper?

The two aren't the same. We wouldn't use a main clause like "I'm anything" as in your second example. Only the first one makes sense, and t

I learned it from TV. Some guy he always dropped things on the ground, then all his friends teased him and he defended with this sentence "I'm anything but a dropper".

I'm so confused with 'but' and 'but not'. For example:
"You can use all the facilities here but the whiteboard"<<<does this mean the whiteboard is not allowed to use? or do people say" You can use all the faci

Ling Ling"You can use all the facilities here but the whiteboard"

= except the whiteboard. So it means you can't use the whiteboard.

Ling Lingor do people say" You can use all the facilities here, but not the whiteboard"

People also say that. In this c

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