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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

BUT (can it be used like this?)

Can you say

This isn't monte Carlo but the stunning spanish captial Madrid. It may look like Monte Carlo but it's not.

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I would use a comma before BUT. Yes, I think this is valid. "

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  • Yes, I think this is valid.
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I would use a comma before BUT.

Yes, I think this is valid.

It's an abbreviated form of "This isn't Monte Carlo, BUT IT IS the stunning Spanish capital Madrid."

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