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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
but/only
"We weren't rich, but/only comfortable." Are "but" and "only" interchangeable there?
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But certainly sounds better to this native's ear, but I can't say that only is incorrect.
- But certainly sounds better to this native's ear, but I can't say that only is incorrect.
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But certainly sounds better to this native's ear, but I can't say that only is incorrect.
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I get this feeling from them:
We weren't rich, but (we were) comfortable.
Quite a positive remark.
We weren't rich, only comfortable.
Less positive.
I may be wrong in my feelings.
We weren't rich, but (we were) comfortable.
Quite a positive remark.
We weren't rich, only comfortable.
Less positive.
I may be wrong in my feelings.
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