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 #2 (permalink) Fri Oct 20, 2006 20:13 pm Everything, but VERSUS everything else than |
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Hi Michael!
You know my Engish is.... :) but yes, to me everything but is the fixed expression (a bit exaggerating) that means 'anything/ whatever possible except (for)...'
or something like that.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Oct 20, 2006 21:08 pm ..everything, but... |
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| Now, can anybody tell me whether it is the same as ...everything else than.... ? |
Hi Michael
Tamara has given you a good explanation for "everything but" ("everything except").
When you wrote "everything else than," were you thinking of a specific German expression perhaps?
("Alles andere als" for example?) ;) If so, you can translate that as "anything but" in English. :D
Many people find English spelling anything but easy to learn.
Amy
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Oct 20, 2006 21:43 pm Everything, but VERSUS everything else than |
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Hi Tamara, hi Amy!
Thanks, you got my point! Anyhow I felt stuck up thinking about using the initial expression for this topic the whole day long. :oops:
So I felt anything but pleasant and hope you?ll forgive me my mistake! :roll:
Michael
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