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From: "SwordAngel" <swordangel@gmail.com>
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Subject: "but not" vs "and not"
Date: 26 Nov 2005 21:11:42 -0800
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Hello,
Would anybody know the difference between the correct usage of "but
not" and that of "and not"?
Which of the following sentence would be more correct, under what
circumstances?
1. "I did this but not that."
2. "I did this and not that."
This problem has been bugging me since elementary schools, when an
English teacher told me using "but not" in my sentence was wrong and I
failed to capture her explanation.
Cheers,
SwordAngel
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