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sorry
Adjective
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You say "I'm sorry" when you have done something wrong and you feel bad.
I'm sorry that I lost your jacket last night.
but
Coordinator
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You use but to join two ideas and show that they are not the same.
I would take you there, but I do not have my car.
The changes were small but important.
"Do you speak French?" "No, but I speak Spanish."
It says this not in words but in pictures.
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You use but to change the topic.
I understand. And I'm sorry. But there is nothing I can do about it now.
And that's important, but another thing that has changed is the location.
but
Preposition
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except
He ate everything but the meat.
Any day but tomorrow would be fine.
I forgot my bag. I guess there's nothing to do but go back.
but
Adverb
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only
There is but one sun and one earth to live on.
I
Pronoun
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The person who is speaking or writing
I am writing this, and you are reading it.
I
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
I
Symbol
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A symbol meaning first, as in "George I" (which is said as "George the first").
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The symbol for iodine on the periodic table of elements.
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The symbol for electrical current.
I
Number
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This is the roman numeral for one (1). It may be written as I or i.
i
Noun
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The ninth letter or the alphabet; previous H, next J. I is a vowel.
can't
Verb
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A short way to say cannot:
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#If you can't do something, you are not able to do that thing.
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#If you can't do something, you are not allowed to do that thing.