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Re: but

#14828 01/06/2001 8:20 PM

Joined: Nov 2000

Posts: 3,439
New England, USA

wow

Carpal Tunnel

wow

Carpal Tunnel

Joined: Nov 2000

Posts: 3,439
New England, USA

Are we in Oz unique in our overuse/misuse of "but"?
Give you a typical example....
Question : "Do you like caramel?"
Answer : "No. Chocolate's not bad but"

But why the but?
wow

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but stales 01/06/2001 5:35 AM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/06/2001 9:26 AM

Re: but belMarduk 01/06/2001 3:49 PM

Post deleted by musick musick 01/06/2001 8:44 PM

Re: but tsuwm 01/06/2001 8:54 PM

Re: but Jackie 01/07/2001 12:22 AM

Re: anastrophic 'buts' AnnaStrophic 01/07/2001 12:34 AM

Re: anastrophic 'buts' Capital Kiwi 01/07/2001 12:48 AM

Origin of rising inflexions, etc RhubarbCommando 01/08/2001 12:41 PM

Re: Origin of rising inflexions, etc Phyllisstein 01/08/2001 2:22 PM

Re: Origin of rising inflexions, etc Jazzoctopus 01/08/2001 9:40 PM

Re: anastrophic 'buts' wsieber 01/09/2001 7:20 AM

Re: anastrophic 'buts' Bobyoungbalt 01/09/2001 4:14 PM

Re: basically jmh 01/09/2001 8:25 PM

enjoy RhubarbCommando 01/10/2001 1:16 PM

Re: eh jmh 01/10/2001 1:35 PM

Re: but/not jmh 01/10/2001 1:38 PM

Re: enjoy Faldage 01/10/2001 1:43 PM

Re: enjoy RhubarbCommando 01/10/2001 2:11 PM

Re: enjoy of troy 01/10/2001 2:20 PM

Re: have a nice day tsuwm 01/11/2001 5:49 PM

Re: have a nice day musick 01/11/2001 5:56 PM

Re: have a nice day Bobyoungbalt 01/11/2001 6:00 PM

Re: have a nice day Jackie 01/12/2001 3:30 AM

Re: you guys Faldage 01/12/2001 5:00 AM

Re: have a good one jmh 01/12/2001 7:08 AM

Re: Waitrons' enjoyment AnnaStrophic 01/12/2001 9:08 PM

Re: enjoy Jackie 01/10/2001 4:39 PM

Re: enjoy Capital Kiwi 01/11/2001 5:19 PM

Re: enjoy wsieber 01/15/2001 12:20 PM

Re: enjoy jmh 01/15/2001 1:23 PM

Re: enjoy RhubarbCommando 01/11/2001 8:19 PM

Re: anastrophic 'buts' wsieber 01/11/2001 7:10 AM

Re: "Eh" at the end of a sentence stales 01/09/2001 4:15 PM

Re: but Phyllisstein 01/12/2001 8:18 AM

Re: but jmh 01/12/2001 8:33 AM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/12/2001 9:22 AM

Re: but Jackie 01/12/2001 12:35 PM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/12/2001 4:23 PM

Re: but tsuwm 01/12/2001 5:42 PM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/12/2001 6:20 PM

Re: but Max Quordlepleen 01/12/2001 5:57 PM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/12/2001 6:24 PM

Re: but Bobyoungbalt 01/12/2001 7:30 PM

Re: but Max Quordlepleen 01/12/2001 9:07 PM

LBW & Silly Mid On stales 01/14/2001 12:21 AM

Re: LBW & Silly Mid On jmh 01/14/2001 12:29 AM

Re: LBW & Silly Mid On RhubarbCommando 01/14/2001 8:30 AM

Re: Undisputed Champion Faldage 01/15/2001 3:05 PM

Re: LBW & Silly Mid On Capital Kiwi 01/14/2001 12:52 AM

Why test a cricket? Jackie 01/14/2001 3:17 AM

Re: Why test a cricket? Max Quordlepleen 01/14/2001 4:17 AM

Re: Why test a cricket? RhubarbCommando 01/14/2001 8:38 AM

Re: Why test a cricket? Max Quordlepleen 01/14/2001 8:50 AM

Re: Why test a cricket? Capital Kiwi 01/14/2001 9:18 AM

Cricket, etc AnnaStrophic 01/14/2001 1:16 PM

Re: Cricket, etc wow 01/14/2001 2:28 PM

Re: Cricket, etc Capital Kiwi 01/14/2001 5:25 PM

Re: Weird sports AnnaStrophic 01/15/2001 2:40 AM

Re: Weird sports Capital Kiwi 01/15/2001 7:21 AM

Re: but RhubarbCommando 01/14/2001 8:22 AM

Re: but Marty 01/16/2001 9:29 PM

Re: The Dish Capital Kiwi 01/17/2001 3:36 AM

Re: The Dish Marty 01/17/2001 4:31 AM

Re: The Dish Capital Kiwi 01/17/2001 7:25 AM

Re: but stales 01/17/2001 4:17 AM

Re: but NicholasW 01/08/2001 11:56 AM

Re: but TEd Remington 01/06/2001 4:24 PM

Re: but wow 01/06/2001 8:20 PM

Re: but Max Quordlepleen 01/06/2001 8:37 PM

Re: but stales 01/09/2001 4:11 PM

Clarification AnnaStrophic 01/09/2001 5:30 PM

Re: but AnnaStrophic 01/09/2001 5:36 PM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/10/2001 4:04 AM

Re: but Max Quordlepleen 01/10/2001 5:00 AM

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