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Am I the only one annoyed with the expression "all but"? To me it sounds like the complete opposite. "All but confirms" to me sounds like they're "doing everyth
by spurgu 6y ago
Am I the only one annoyed with the expression "all but"? To me it sounds like the complete opposite. "All but confirms" to me sounds like they're "doing everything else than confirming" / "all other things except confirming".
- CRConrad 6y agoIt means ~"Comes so close to confirming that it does everything up to it, except actually confirming" -- the actual confirmation is all that's missing. Once I realised that, it stopped annoying me. Auttoiko?