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Rex Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

.... in all but name

0 01b00The ceasefire declared in Somalia between the government and the rebel movement has disappeared in all but name.02br
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00The words 'all but' means almost.02br
00So the ceasefire has almost disappeared. This is correct to say.02br
00When you say ' .... in all but name ' , it doesn't make any sense.02br
00What do you think?02br
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02br 02br 00The ceasefire has disappeared in all but name. 02br 02br 00He is her husband in all but name. 02br 02br 00He is leader in all but name.

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00The ceasefire has disappeared in all but name.
  • 02br 02br 00He is her husband in all but name.
  • 02br 02br 00He is leader in all but name.
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0In all but name - it's an idiom that means 'In practise, but not officially'.02br
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00In this context the ceasefire hasn't 'almost disappeared'.02br
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00The ceasefire has disappeared in all but name. It 01b00has 02b00disappeared, even though officially there is still a ceasefire.02br
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00He is her husban
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0 all but: very nearly, almost02br
00 in all but name: only the name remains of it (and nothing of its substance)0-
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