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Voytaszek Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
He was all/nothing but unconscious
Could someone kindly explain exactly to me the difference in the meaning?
1. He was all but unconscious.
2. He was nothing but unconscious.
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"all but unconscious" means very nearly unconscious. g. "nothing but bad", meaning entirely bad or wholly bad, but "nothing but unconscious" does not seem a likely thing to say.
- "all but unconscious" means very nearly unconscious.
- g.
- "nothing but bad", meaning entirely bad or wholly bad, but "nothing but unconscious" does not seem a likely thing to say.
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"all but unconscious" means very nearly unconscious.
"nothing but ~" works with some adjectives, e.g. "nothing but bad", meaning entirely bad or wholly bad, but "nothing but unconscious" does not seem a likely thing to say.
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