Talk:nothing but

Latest comment: 2 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic equivalence with the subject

equivalence with the subject

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the construction is sometimes used in the predicate following a form of the verb be to emphasize equivalence with the subject, even when plural: "Turkeys that are nothing but cooking pouches with legs"
https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=nothing

--Backinstadiums (talk) 14:45, 28 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

There were nothing but woods and rivers and lakes --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:21, 27 July 2021 (UTC)Reply
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