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OP In preparing future lessons on appositives, I came across the grammatical term oppositive, a new one for me.
Here's what one of the dictionary links (Dictionary.com, I think) offered:
oppositive
adj : expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn: adversative]
So, but can function as an adversative or oppositive conjunction when followed by an antithetical modifier. That's pretty interesting to me. Hope it is to y'all.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted oppositives Wordwind 11/15/03 06:48 PM Re: oppositives Jackie 11/18/03 05:14 PM look out for Mr. In-between Alex Williams 11/19/03 01:46 AM
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