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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"Nothing but..."
As I know, the complete expression will be "something is nothing but another".
And yet I've seen this expression being used without the last object, is it legit or even correct to make such a contraction?
And yet I've seen this expression being used without the last object, is it legit or even correct to make such a contraction?
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I don't even know the 'complete expression'. Do you have it in a sentence?
- I don't even know the 'complete expression'.
- Do you have it in a sentence?
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I don't even know the 'complete expression'. Do you have it in a sentence?
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For example, some people will say sentences like "As your court-appointed guardian, my job is to protect you from trouble, and this person's nothing but."Here the last object after the word "but" is missingIs it because the person's already indicated the word "trouble" before "nothing but"?
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Ah, I see.
is it legit or even correct to make such a contraction?-- Yes, certainly, in informal English. I hear it often but do not recall reading it in anything more formal than a newpaper or novel.
is it legit or even correct to make such a contraction?-- Yes, certainly, in informal English. I hear it often but do not recall reading it in anything more formal than a newpaper or novel.
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