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It means 'not every' in the technical sense, but otherwise extremely high. 'Literally all' would mean every single cook was Filipino.
by bigDinosaur 4y ago
It means 'not every' in the technical sense, but otherwise extremely high. 'Literally all' would mean every single cook was Filipino.
- the__alchemist 4y agoI'm a native speaker and couldn't understand it.
- bigDinosaur 4y ago'all but' == 'all except'
- jeffbee 4y agoI admit it is clunky. Nobody expects an English usage examination on HN.
- lb1lf 4y agoNobody expects the English inquisition! Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as fear, surprise and an almost fanatical devotion to Oxford's... (I'll lead myself out)
- jacobolus 4y agoOne of “nearly every,” “almost every,” “practically every,” or “just about every” is the idiomatic phrasing. The word “almost” is also pretty funny though, if you think about it (literally “all most”).