I have seen the phrase "Nothing but" used in many places. e.g.:
- Inertia is nothing but the mass of the object.
- Time is nothing but a line
How did nothing but come into existence?
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google.com/…– mplungjanCommented Nov 20, 2013 at 12:03
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But has more than one meaning, and one of them is "except", and has been forever. Making "nothing but" just as straightforward a construction as "blue car". Which has been covered in numerous questions before. I am closing this as a duplicate of that particular question because it has links to many more questions still.– RegDwigнtCommented Nov 20, 2013 at 12:23
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