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23 juin 2017 · But If it is correct, maybe Its meaning is different from (1). In my opinion, Sentence (3) means that I brought my luggage, what was in my hand is called "luggage", it is not called "passport". it has the same syntax with: (4) The thief brought a knife not a gun. (some witnesses say that the thief brought a knife, but, after investigating, the ...
10 oct. 2017 · Brittany, NW France. English (Midlands UK) Oct 10, 2017. #2. It means that whenever I see her I want to kiss her. (Literally: "I never see her except that I want to kiss her." It sounds natural but rather literary or old-fashioned.
8 févr. 2009 · Feb 9, 2009. #3. You can't use "even though" here because it would imply a causal relationship between the second clause and the first that is not apparent in the given context. "However," would work in place of "but" if it introduces a new sentence, as shown below: "Living conditions in a poor village are obviously unhygienic.
28 oct. 2013 · Central Illinois. American English. Oct 28, 2013. #3. " [I've got] Dibs" means "I reserve the right to possession of the item in question." In other words, the speaker is announcing his intention to eat the Pop-Tart found under the fridge. Edit: Yeah, I should have answered as Miss Julie did. A.
22 janv. 2009 · Spanish. Jan 22, 2009. #3. Here, "whereas" is not a "mientras" referring to time but contrast and a common word to indicate "contrast, opposition or difference" is "But", that's why I considered them as synynoms. I was taught that whereas ( mientras->constrast) is NEVER equivalent to while (mientras->time).
23 mars 2011 · 1. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." 2. What things do you do weekly or monthly, but not every day? "But" is used to show the contrast, and "and" is used to show the similarity and connection. In Sentence 1, "to prosper you" and "not to harm ...
29 août 2014 · To me, the second version is wrong because you've chosen the wrong punctuation. Here's how I would punctuate those sentences: The exam was difficult. I think I did well, though. I don't see anything wrong with the first version. If you wanted to avoid using "but" and "though" in the same sentence, you could use "though" or "although" by itself ...
22 févr. 2016 · Yes, hectacon, "but since/because" is possible. You should have a good reason for doing this. Here's an example where I think "but since" is justified: He really didn't like sports, but since he was tall, he chose to play basketball.
11 août 2011 · Aug 11, 2011. #2. "Bestow" in the use you're asking about is a fancy word for "give". You could say that you are "bestowing" something bad on somebody, but your listeners or readers would probably think you were being ironic or trying to make a joke: I bestowed on her all my dirty socks. I wouldn't use it this way unless I were trying to be funny.
English - South-East England. Oct 4, 2018. #2. It would be a very conscious archaism today, and probably almost as much so in 1901. Any phrase involving this naught/nought* would be deliberate archaism, I think: 'all for naught' and 'come to naught' are others that comes to mind. Regionally in England, 'nobbut' is used, derived from 'nought but ...
