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Zunayeed Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What does ' but ' means ?

A little lazy in the end but he has done everything but take India over the line.

can anybody please explain what ' but ' means actually in the above sentence .

thanks in advance.
  

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If you mean the second "but" it means unless wich means that this guy you are talking about did everything whereas he didn't take india over the line. I think the closest word to this "but" is "unless"

— Ayadi Ghait

  • If you mean the second "but" it means unless wich means that this guy you are talking about did everything whereas he didn't take india over the line.
  • I think the closest word to this "but" is "unless"
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If you mean the second "but" it means unless wich means that this guy you are talking about did everything whereas he didn't take india over the line. I think the closest word to this "but" is "unless"
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Hi,
he has done everything but take India over the line.

he has done everything except take India over the line.

Clive
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but take india over the line = didn't take india over the line ,

am i right ?

in the main sentence, 3 clauses are independent i guess .
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