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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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What does this sentence mean: "Rory had all but forgotten the book". Thx
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Anonymous "Rory had all but forgotten the book". Rory had almost/nearly forgotten the book. We often use your expression to suggest that the book had nearly gone from her memory.
- Anonymous "Rory had all but forgotten the book".
- Rory had almost/nearly forgotten the book.
- We often use your expression to suggest that the book had nearly gone from her memory.
- That is, the "forgetting process" was well underway --- over a period of time.
- We wouldn't use it to describe an event which happened today, when she nearly forgot to take the book to school.
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Anonymous"Rory had all but forgotten the book".Rory had almost/nearly forgotten the book.
We often use your expression to suggest that the book had nearly gone from her memory. That is, the "forgetting process" was well underway --- over a period of time.
We wouldn't use it to describe an event which happened today, when she n
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