词组 | but |
释义 | but adverb though, however AUSTRALIA, 1938 Used at the end of a statement. This is one feature of Australian English that parents and teachers have long sought to wipe out via the correction of any youth saying it. Typically the argument “you can’t end a sentence with a preposition/conjunction” is put forward, but clearly “but” is an adverb here, modifying the verb of the statement (not to mention highlighting the grammatical ignorance of the would-be corrector). Speakers of US and British English are often confused when first meeting this regionalism, and will patiently wait for the continuation of the sentence following what they hear as a conjunction–“it isn’t coming, but!”. The Australian National Dictionary (1998) proffers early examples, including one from 1853. However, it is not entirely definite from the context given that is how the quotation should be read. The first undeniable example dates to 1938, and it was common by the 1950s. Also heard among Hawaiian youth.
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