13 English lessons about the concept of 'but'

English Lesson: This one's quite a bit cheaper... but it has a six-hour layover in Atlanta.

1. “This one's quite a bit cheaper... but it has a six-hour layover in Atlanta.”

English Lesson: He's an amazing athlete, but his technique is sloppy.

2. “He's an amazing athlete, but his technique is sloppy.”

English Lesson: I walked quite a way out, but it was still only about waist deep.

3. “I walked quite a way out, but it was still only about waist deep.”

English Lesson: I can tolerate the heat, but what I can't stand is this humidity!

4. “I can tolerate the heat, but what I can't stand is this humidity!”

English Lesson: But it still comes out from time to time.

5. “But it still comes out from time to time.”

English Lesson: No, I packed my lunch today. Thanks, though.

6. “No, I packed my lunch today. Thanks, though.”

English Lesson: Everybody seems to be critical of the President these days, but I still believe in him.

7. “Everybody seems to be critical of the President these days, but I still believe in him.”

8. “But I still have trouble expressing myself.”

9. “Although, on the other hand, you might be better off waiting until the last minute.”

10. “He claims he didn't do it, but I strongly suspect that he did.”

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