The meaning of "but"
I fond the following sentence on a Youtube video. I cannot understand the usage of "but" in the sentence. Therefore, I would really appreciate it if someone could paraphrase the sentence for me in order to understand the meaning of "but".
Taiwan is a modern democratic state in all but international law.
Reference:-
https://youtu.be/SaTI-0w0EC0?list=WL&t=132
Top answer
"but" means "except". " To my mind, there is a certain risk that it can be read to mean "Taiwan is a modern democratic state according to every type of law except international law", which I don't think is what is intended.
- "but" means "except".
- " To my mind, there is a certain risk that it can be read to mean "Taiwan is a modern democratic state according to every type of law except international law", which I don't think is what is intended.
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"but" means "except". The overall meaning is "Taiwan is a modern democratic state in every respect except (in respect of) international law."
To my mind, there is a certain risk that it can be read to mean "Taiwan is a modern democratic state according to every type of law except international law", which I don't think is what is intended.
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