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Re: but

#14828 01/06/01 08:20 PM

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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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Re: but belMarduk 01/06/01 03:49 PM

Post deleted by musick musick 01/06/01 08:44 PM

Re: but tsuwm 01/06/01 08:54 PM

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

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

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

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

Re: Origin of rising inflexions, etc Phyllisstein 01/08/01 02:22 PM

Re: Origin of rising inflexions, etc Jazzoctopus 01/08/01 09:40 PM

Re: anastrophic 'buts' wsieber 01/09/01 07:20 AM

Re: anastrophic 'buts' Bobyoungbalt 01/09/01 04:14 PM

Re: basically jmh 01/09/01 08:25 PM

enjoy RhubarbCommando 01/10/01 01:16 PM

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

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

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

Re: enjoy RhubarbCommando 01/10/01 02:11 PM

Re: enjoy of troy 01/10/01 02:20 PM

Re: have a nice day tsuwm 01/11/01 05:49 PM

Re: have a nice day musick 01/11/01 05:56 PM

Re: have a nice day Bobyoungbalt 01/11/01 06:00 PM

Re: have a nice day Jackie 01/12/01 03:30 AM

Re: you guys Faldage 01/12/01 05:00 AM

Re: have a good one jmh 01/12/01 07:08 AM

Re: Waitrons' enjoyment AnnaStrophic 01/12/01 09:08 PM

Re: enjoy Jackie 01/10/01 04:39 PM

Re: enjoy Capital Kiwi 01/11/01 05:19 PM

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

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

Re: enjoy RhubarbCommando 01/11/01 08:19 PM

Re: anastrophic 'buts' wsieber 01/11/01 07:10 AM

Re: "Eh" at the end of a sentence stales 01/09/01 04:15 PM

Re: but Phyllisstein 01/12/01 08:18 AM

Re: but jmh 01/12/01 08:33 AM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/12/01 09:22 AM

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

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/12/01 04:23 PM

Re: but tsuwm 01/12/01 05:42 PM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/12/01 06:20 PM

Re: but Max Quordlepleen 01/12/01 05:57 PM

Re: but Capital Kiwi 01/12/01 06:24 PM

Re: but Bobyoungbalt 01/12/01 07:30 PM

Re: but Max Quordlepleen 01/12/01 09:07 PM

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

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

Re: LBW & Silly Mid On RhubarbCommando 01/14/01 08:30 AM

Re: Undisputed Champion Faldage 01/15/01 03:05 PM

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

Why test a cricket? Jackie 01/14/01 03:17 AM

Re: Why test a cricket? Max Quordlepleen 01/14/01 04:17 AM

Re: Why test a cricket? RhubarbCommando 01/14/01 08:38 AM

Re: Why test a cricket? Max Quordlepleen 01/14/01 08:50 AM

Re: Why test a cricket? Capital Kiwi 01/14/01 09:18 AM

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

Re: Cricket, etc wow 01/14/01 02:28 PM

Re: Cricket, etc Capital Kiwi 01/14/01 05:25 PM

Re: Weird sports AnnaStrophic 01/15/01 02:40 AM

Re: Weird sports Capital Kiwi 01/15/01 07:21 AM

Re: but RhubarbCommando 01/14/01 08:22 AM

Re: but Marty 01/16/01 09:29 PM

Re: The Dish Capital Kiwi 01/17/01 03:36 AM

Re: The Dish Marty 01/17/01 04:31 AM

Re: The Dish Capital Kiwi 01/17/01 07:25 AM

Re: but stales 01/17/01 04:17 AM

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

Re: but TEd Remington 01/06/01 04:24 PM

Re: but wow 01/06/01 08:20 PM

Re: but Max Quordlepleen 01/06/01 08:37 PM

Re: but stales 01/09/01 04:11 PM

Clarification AnnaStrophic 01/09/01 05:30 PM

Re: but AnnaStrophic 01/09/01 05:36 PM

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

Re: but Max Quordlepleen 01/10/01 05:00 AM

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