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camryn
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Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
Username
camryn
Member Since
October 17, 2004
Total number of comments
1
Total number of votes received
37
Bio
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“all but” - I hate that expression!
It doesn't suggest the opposite of what it says... it suggests and means "almost completely". So, "all but wiped out" means "everything except wiped out" eg. annihilated, destroyed, one guy left alive, etc.