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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

"but good" vs "anything but good"

Are these 2 phrases having same meaning or opposite in meaning?
"It is but good." and "It is anything but good."

Thanks for helping.

(Justin Choo)
  

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It is but good makes no sense. It is anything but good means that it is no good at all.

— Philip

  • It is but good makes no sense.
  • It is anything but good means that it is no good at all.
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It is but good makes no sense.
It is anything but good means that it is no good at all.
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"It is but good" doesn't mean anything to me.
"It is anything but good" means that it is definitely not good. It is anything else; anything other than good.

Thank you for using a meaningful Subject for your thread.
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KrisBlueNZThank you for using a meaningful Subject for your thread.
Amen!
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