Miss Elaine Eos wrote:
> In article <1133068302.923279.214520@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> "SwordAngel" <swordangel@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> "I did A, but not B" means "I did A, and you might EXPECT that means I
> went on to do B, but I did not."
>
> "I did A, and not B" means, more simply, "I did A, and I did not do B",
> with not much further implication about expectations.
>
Hmm...
So in other words, "I did A, but not B" is more applicable when A and B
are not mutually exclusive, whereas "I did A and not B" is more
applicable when A and B are mutually exclusive. Right?
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