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Discover Ludwig"not this but" can be used in written English
It is usually preceded by a clause and followed by another clause or single word to contrast one idea with another. For example, "He wanted pizza, not this but a burrito".
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Hopefully not THIS, but an idea took root and developed into a harsh, futuristic world with a regretful government trying to put things right, and a whole load of cyborgs!
People would get, not this, but something different.
An LTA [Lawn Tennis Association] physio, Shane, said: 'I'm sure it's not this, but you haven't ruled out cancer of the back.' He also said I should get my kidneys checked out.
From infancy on, we are all spies; the shame is not this but that the secrets to be discovered are so paltry and few.
However, the most important idea in the present hypothesis is not this, but the one concerning the subsequent evolving process towards a proto-translation system, in which the principle of "replication parsimony" would work.
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NOT LIKE THIS, But Like This!
Maybe not this cycle, but soon.
Maybe not this time, but someday".
Yanukovich may not intend this, but that does not matter.
Many of the examples in the "this and not-so," "not-this but so," and "one this and one not-this" categories seem unconvincing or contrived, though a detailed discussion is beyond the scope of this article.
I will not suggest this, but it is out there".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com