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Yulysess Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

restatement?

0"I never see her but she’s complaining about the unfair treatment she receives at the hands of the supervisor."02br
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00could anyone restate the meaning of this sentence, please? Especially the usage of the "but".02br
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"02br 02br 00"But" in this sense means "except that"; it was originally "but that", but the "that" has disappeared in modern English. 02br 02br 00MrP0-

— MrPedantic

  • "02br 02br 00"But" in this sense means "except that"; it was originally "but that", but the "that" has disappeared in modern English.
  • 02br 02br 00MrP0-
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0Hello Yulysess02br
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00It means:02br
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00"I never see her [except when] she’s complaining about the unfair treatment she receives at the hands of the supervisor."02br
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00"But" in this sense means "except that"; it was originally "but that", but the "that" has disappeared in modern English. 02br
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00MrP
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0 Many thanks Mr Pedantic. Resolved ! 0-
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0Hi,02br
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00A common saying with this form of 'but' is01font00 it never rains 01i00but02i00 it pours. 02font00It refers not to weather, but to problems. It means 01font00you never get just a little problem, you always get a big one.02font02br
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01cite10Yulysess12cite10"I never see her but she’s complaining about the unfair treatment she receives at the hands of the supervisor."12br
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10I should add that this has a strong sense of:01blockquote
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10"Whenever I see her, she's complaining
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0 Thanks Clive, Mr Pedantic again. Much appreciated. 0-
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