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This is one of the confusing idioms. I found that page that explains all but, anything but and everything but: https://jakubmarian.com/all-but-vs-anything-but-
by ta988 3y ago
This is one of the confusing idioms. I found that page that explains all but, anything but and everything but:
https://jakubmarian.com/all-but-vs-anything-but-vs-everything-but-in-english/ https://jakubmarian.com/all-but-vs-anything-but-vs-everythin...
A lot of native speakers tend to use them inappropriately.
An interesting song if you are learning english that shows some of the common horrors people commit is Weird al "Word crimes".
- soneca 3y agoGreat link, thanks. “Word crimes” is a great song indeed. More than learning English, I am a Weird Al fan. In this case, it translates well to ”nearly disappeared”. Which matches a sibling comment explanation that it means “everything happened for it to disappear except it didn’t quite disappeared yet”. But also makes sense another sibling comment explanation that it is a hedge. Like “for all purposes it actually disappeared, but let me say it nearly disappeared for those who will point out that the site and the company still technically exists”.