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It's like the rule I forget the name of - if a sentence has a but in it, everything before the but is filler :)
by sk0g 5y ago
It's like the rule I forget the name of - if a sentence has a but in it, everything before the but is filler :)
- naruhodo 5y agoNot just filler. Everything before the "but" is negated. I'm not racist, but <some racist shit>.
- strken 5y agoThis is trivially stupid. "I like the Corvette, but I'd get it in red" does not mean you hate Corvettes. "I like steak, but only medium or below" does not mean you hate steak.
- ncmncm 5y agoDo you understand what the word "filler" means?
- ncmncm 5y agoSorry, I misread.
- naruhodo 5y ago> I like the Corvette, but You don't like the Corvette. Not that Corvette. However, you like Corvettes in general. Or you only like red Corvettes. > I like steak, but Turn the comma into a period: I like steak. It's unconditional; steak is a big yes for you. Except it's not. You have conditions. So sometimes you like steak and sometimes the opposite. You don't like steak. I think the interpretation of but is not as trivially stupid as you say.