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drdec
on July 29, 2022
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TikTok and the Fall of the Social-Media Giants
When used this way "all but" means nearly or almost. Another strange English idiom.
lionkor
on Aug 2, 2022
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Do you have a source for this? Any mainline (or whichever) dictionary pick this up yet? Because as far as I know, it's just a misunderstanding, which most people don't notice.
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