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Rpsh Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

but by

But by and large voters appear more willing to accept domestic environmental laws that international ones. If true, that is an indictment of years of green activism that has pushed for a global treaty first.

What's "but by"? Is it a typo?
  

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Here, but means however , and it should be followed by a comma, just to avoid the confusion that you have experienced. I would also change the word order a little: But, voters by and large appear...

— Philip

  • Here, but means however , and it should be followed by a comma, just to avoid the confusion that you have experienced.
  • I would also change the word order a little: But, voters by and large appear...
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Here, but means however, and it should be followed by a comma, just to avoid the confusion that you have experienced. I would also change the word order a little: But, voters by and large appear...
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Eh.... What's 'voters by'?
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by and large is a way of saying for the most part. So, the author is saying most voters.
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OMG, so 'by and large' is a phrase! ? Thank you so much!
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Excuse me, sir. You have answered a lot of my questions on this website. So I think you are a kindhearted man who maybe is passionate about English education. Have you ever heard the name Stephen D. Krashen? He's a famous American linguist and educator. Alternatively, do you know any articles or books about ESL?
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rpshStephen D. Krashen?
I'm not familiar with him, but then I've been out of the local business for quite some time. I'm strictly "here" now.
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OK, thank you all the same. By the way , could you help me to assess my English capability? I think that you have read a lot of texts of mine on this website. Do you thing that I'm too verbose?
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