Re: How to do "But/However"
| From: | John Vertical <johnvertical@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, March 15, 2006, 20:42 |
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> >>In Finnish, there are two words for "but" and the choice of which to use
> >>depends on the degree of contrast.
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> >Two? I can't think of anything else than "mutta".
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>vaan
Doh. Of course. :)
I wouldn't say it's a question of the degree of contrast, however; my gut
feeling is that "vaan" is used only in "not A but B" constructions, and
"mutta" in other (conjunctive) contexts.
John Vertical
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