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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Fot that....

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00there's something i don't understand which is: (for example)...".I won'02br
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00t ever look back, 01i00for that02i00 i am a better man."02br
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00in this case "for that" means--01u00because02u00???02br
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00thanx in advance. 0-
  

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"02br 02br 00But for that flat tire I got on the way to the airport, I would have been on the plane that crashed! )0-

  • "02br 02br 00But for that flat tire I got on the way to the airport, I would have been on the plane that crashed!
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0Yes, because of that.02br
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00There is also a similar "but for [that]," which means "if it were not that this thing."02br
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00But for that flat tire I got on the way to the airport, I would have been on the plane that crashed! (It's not a very common way to say it, but if you come across it now, you'll recognize it.)0-

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