Re: Bleach and Direct Carbon

[Alberto Novo <alt_list@albertonovo.it>]

I admit that I have interpreted that "but" like an "if not", but I also 
believed that John could not be so common.
My apologies for my malice. 
Alberto, Italian speaker :-( 

> <<  I  believe that yourself and thousands of others are anything but
> ''dummies.'' >>
>  
> hehehehe   :-)
>  
> I believe there is some misinterpretation somewhere. The above sentence does
> not mean that John thinks of us as dummies. It means he does NOT think any
> of us is dummy. The "but" means "except" in the sentence.
>  
>  
> Dave, an ESL Speaker   :-)