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Does "But" mean "Some"?

achanne1-1achanne1-1 Core Member

Does "but" mean "some"? Also, how do I differentiate when seeing "but" to put an "and" instead of "some" in LR questions?

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  • scarnnnnscarnnnn Member
    39 karma

    Do you have an example of a question that uses "but" in this context?

  • Slow is FastSlow is Fast Alum Member
    445 karma

    "But" indicates a change in direction of the argument. I don't think it functions as a logical indicator.

  • J.D. ASAPJ.D. ASAP Member
    28 karma

    Actually "but" logically functions the same way as "and". They are both logical conjunctions, which means they are language conjoiners. Example: To say
    you are a cat but I am not
    is equivalent to saying:
    you are a cat and I am not
    -Other words that function like "and"/"but": although, however, nevertheless, yet
    -These are examples of logical conjunctions and they have the same truth tables in symbolic logic.

    I'm curious about the example you have in mind where "but" means "some" because generally those two are not logically equivalent. "Some" is a logical quantifier, which denotes the existence of something. Example:
    Some things are cats but some things are not cats

  • Willa.HaoWilla.Hao Yearly Member
    54 karma

    but cannot mean some.

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