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Old houses were scaffolding once
and workmen whistling.
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Old houses were scaffolding once
and workmen whistling.
He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic.
Similarity Commutative Law No cow's like a horse, and no horse like a cow. That's one similarity anyhow.
Everything before the "but" is meant to be ignored by the speaker; and everything after the "but" should be ignored…