“But” in the middle of a sentence?
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"There is but a small amount"
"We are but falling leaves"
"There is but no one in Japan who doesn't speak Japanese"
What is the "but" doing there and what do these sentences exactly mean? I can't seem to find an explanation for this usage of "but" anywhere on the internet.
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"There is but a small amount"
"We are but falling leaves"
"There is but no one in Japan who doesn't speak Japanese"
What is the "but" doing there and what do these sentences exactly mean? I can't seem to find an explanation for this usage of "but" anywhere on the internet.
meaning grammar word-usage
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That third one is not idiomatic. "But", in this sense, means "only".
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"There is but a small amount"
"We are but falling leaves"
"There is but no one in Japan who doesn't speak Japanese"
What is the "but" doing there and what do these sentences exactly mean? I can't seem to find an explanation for this usage of "but" anywhere on the internet.
meaning grammar word-usage
asked 16 mins ago
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"There is but a small amount"
"We are but falling leaves"
"There is but no one in Japan who doesn't speak Japanese"
What is the "but" doing there and what do these sentences exactly mean? I can't seem to find an explanation for this usage of "but" anywhere on the internet.
meaning grammar word-usage
meaning grammar word-usage
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That third one is not idiomatic. "But", in this sense, means "only".
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
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That third one is not idiomatic. "But", in this sense, means "only".
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
That third one is not idiomatic. "But", in this sense, means "only".
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
That third one is not idiomatic. "But", in this sense, means "only".
– Hot Licks
15 mins ago
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