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A conjunction is a part of speech that connects two words, sentences, phrases or clauses together.

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What is 'but' in "nothing but"?

Like the others mentioned, the 'but' in 'nothing but' is basically a synonym for 'except'. So the sentence would be 'It did nothing except make us ridiculous'. Using 'but' instead of 'except' does not …
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