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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

However but

Could anybody tell me how to differentiate them?
  

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"Not this but that" makes sense... "Not this however that" does not make sense. "But" implies a major difference in the expected result, whereas "However" informs the reader/listener to pay attention to something that may only be a slight variation of what is expected.

  • "Not this but that" makes sense...
  • "Not this however that" does not make sense.
  • "But" implies a major difference in the expected result, whereas "However" informs the reader/listener to pay attention to something that may only be a slight variation of what is expected.
  • "But" is always a conjunction.
  • "However" isn't so rigidly used.
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"Not this but that" makes sense...
"Not this however that" does not make sense.
"But" implies a major difference in the expected result, whereas "However" informs the reader/listener to pay attention to something that may only be a slight variation of what is expected.
"But" is always a conjunction. "However" isn't so rigidly used.

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