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baiba
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...all but...
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I �d like to ask you how you interpret this sentence from the book which I am reading now. I sort of understand it but I am not sure.
"Despite the fact that a prominent family was involved, thirty-six years later the case of H. was all but forgotten."
Does it mean it was forgotten or it was not forgotten?
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1 Dec 2009
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Zora
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It means that it was forgotten, few people remembered it... or that even though the case was famous, not a lot of people had heard or remembered anything about it...
PS: Is this a quote from Steig Larsson �s book "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"?
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1 Dec 2009
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baiba
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Thanks, ladies!
Zora, how did you know??? Are you reading the same book? Awesome intuition!
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1 Dec 2009
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Zora
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Baiba!
I read the book about three months ago or so... but for some reason that particular passage rung a bell when I read it!  Great book by the way... you´ll love it!
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1 Dec 2009
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cagreis
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"But" here means "except" so it wasn �t forgotten. |
1 Dec 2009
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baiba
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Hmmmm, now I am confused...
BTW, I also know that but sometimes means except, that �s why I asked this question!
e.g. They had come all but one.
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1 Dec 2009
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teresapr
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I agree with cagreis. I think it means, as you also know, except. So, the case was not forgotten! |
1 Dec 2009
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^lem^
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My humble opinion is "not forgotten at all".
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1 Dec 2009
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^lem^
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Ummmm, after a quick google search I changed my mind. Now I stick to zoemorosini and Zora. Thanks baiba,your questioning solved I doubt I didn �t know I had.
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1 Dec 2009
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