| ▲ | tzs 3 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Where is "it's not X. It's Y"? I didn't notice it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | duskwuff 2 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The negative parallelism pattern is broader than the literal phrasing "not X, but Y". Here are some examples from the article: - "A new lawsuit doesn’t just revisit the $40 billion Terra-Luna meltdown; it questions whether..." - "Ten minutes is not a coincidence. It is a trade." - "It reads less like a rescue offer and more like a firm positioning itself..." - "These are not isolated; they are part of Snyder’s broader efforts..." - "Not just as bystanders, but as alleged participants..." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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