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Joe2012 Posted 16 years ago
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Other than as a "substitute" for except ?
Sentence: "These days NGOs achieve nothing other than public wrath"
My question/doubt: I've by mistake used "other than" instead of "except" in the above sentence. But it doesn't seem odd. I came to know about my blooper when I checked the meaning of other than. So my question is this sentence wrong ? Is is is totally out of convention ? What meaning does it make to you ?
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My question/doubt: I've by mistake used "other than" instead of "except" in the above sentence. But it doesn't seem odd. I came to know about my blooper when I checked the meaning of other than. So my question is this sentence wrong ? Is is is totally out of convention ? What meaning does it make to you ?
Thanks
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Hi, Sentence: "These days NGOs achieve nothing other than public wrath" My question/doubt: I've by mistake used "other than" instead of "except" in the above sentence. But it doesn't seem odd. No, it doesn't sound odd.
- Hi, Sentence: "These days NGOs achieve nothing other than public wrath" My question/doubt: I've by mistake used "other than" instead of "except" in the above sentence.
- But it doesn't seem odd.
- No, it doesn't sound odd.
- It's the kind of thing we say.
- If I wanted to speak a bit more carefully, I'd say "These days NGOs achieve nothing other than / except causing public wrath" I came to know about my blooper when I checked the meaning of other than.
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Hi,
Sentence: "These days NGOs achieve nothing other than public wrath"
My question/doubt: I've by mistake used "other than" instead of "except" in the above sentence. But it doesn't seem odd. No, it doesn't sound odd. It's the kind of thing we say.
If I wanted to speak a bit more carefully, I'd say
"These days NGOs achieve nothing other than / excep
Sentence: "These days NGOs achieve nothing other than public wrath"
My question/doubt: I've by mistake used "other than" instead of "except" in the above sentence. But it doesn't seem odd. No, it doesn't sound odd. It's the kind of thing we say.
If I wanted to speak a bit more carefully, I'd say
"These days NGOs achieve nothing other than / excep
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