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Dear experts,
This seems like a silly query, but in the given proverb - "so near yet so far", can we use "but" instead of "yet"?? Although, both words are used to indicate contrast when I use "but" instead of "yet" in the proverb, it sounds "awkward".
My confusion arises from the fact that both "yet" and "but" can be used as a conjunction (FANBOYS). here in the proverb, "yet" is used to join two adjectives. why "but" can't be used??
Is my logic (or question for that matter) flawed??
Request your kind assistance.
Thanks in anticipation.
Regards
MakSha
Dear experts,
This seems like a silly query, but in the given proverb - "so near yet so far", can we use "but" instead of "yet"?? Although, both words are used to indicate contrast when I use "but" instead of "yet" in the proverb, it sounds "awkward".
My confusion arises from the fact that both "yet" and "but" can be used as a conjunction (FANBOYS). here in the proverb, "yet" is used to join two adjectives. why "but" can't be used??
Is my logic (or question for that matter) flawed??
Request your kind assistance.
Thanks in anticipation.
Regards
MakSha
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21 Sep 2021, 11:37
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Hello, MakSha. Yes, either but or yet can be used to show contrast, and either one could work in the proverb. But proverbs are handed down to us over time in a specific manner, and that is why So near but so far sounds strange or awkward. In a Sentence Correction question, you will not be placed in a position to decide between yet or but if that were the sole decision point. Thus, this is another case in which I would advocate assessing the five answer choices with which you are presented in a given question. There is little to be gained by speculating what you could come across, particularly regarding more nuanced topics such as this one. Even so, stay curious. I appreciate your thinking to ask me.
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21 Sep 2021, 11:53
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