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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Does except = but

Is this changeable and idiomatic?

  • The whole of the island is flat but here.
  • Everyone was sleeping but him.
  • I got a look at everything but her eyes.
  

Top answer

Hi, 'But' is fine here. Note that it often sounds rather literary and emphatic when you use it like this. 'Except' is much more common.

— Clive

  • Hi, 'But' is fine here.
  • Note that it often sounds rather literary and emphatic when you use it like this.
  • 'Except' is much more common.
  • Clive
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Hi,

'But' is fine here.

Note that it often sounds rather literary and emphatic when you use it like this. 'Except' is much more common.

Clive
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Hi excuse me I was wandering

what is it
whole island or whole of the island is flat but here.

Everyone was sleeping but him.
Everyone was sleeping but he.
Everyone but he was sleeping.

Is this ok or not?

We don't mind seeing everyone anyone but except him.

thanks very much
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