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From: "Tran Tuan Linh" <>
Subject: [ABOUT WORDS] "all but" vs "anything but"
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 23:46:37 +0700


Hi list members,
I am a little confused about the meaning of the sentence "The airport was
all but deserted." It's opposite in meaning to "The airport was anything but
deserted," isn't it? Will somebody please give me some clarification?
Thank you very much in advance.
With best regards,
Linh

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