[Ads-l] and/but

[Jonathan Lighter]

Cf. "and/or."Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC has been using this frequently for
the past year or two (or more). It means 'and' when 'but' might be equally
appropriate.

Today's ex.:

"The White House seems to be saying ... executive privilege isn't a thing
for Steve Bannon, who's now a podcaster, and/but the insurrection is so
serious we wouldn't honor it even if it might be."

JL

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