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LQZ

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So the stimulus has not “supercharged” transportation construction as was hoped, said Charles Gallagher, an asphalt company owner, speaking for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, but it has nonetheless been “a welcome Band-Aid” to offset state cuts.---taken from The New York Times

Dear all,

Although but is a conjunction and nonetheless is an adverb, I think they have the same meaning. Is the quoted sentence repetitive with both but and nonetheless? Thanks in advance.


LQZ
The sentence is good.

Because the sentence starts with a statement of a negative -- what has occurred ("The stimulus has not 'supercharged' transportation construction..."), and is being contrasted with something positive, the conjunction "but" is correctly used. "Nonetheless" is correctly used to emphasize the contrast between the failed expectation (no supercharged construction) and the positive aspects of the situation ("welcome Band-Aid ...").

Does that help?
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Thank you ,BellaDancer, I am reading and thinking of what you said, and If it is still unclear, I will say so.
...but it has nonetheless been “a welcome Band-Aid” to offset state cuts

Could you reword the above for me? Just now I looked nonetheless up in dictionaries and know it means in spite of fact. 👁 Smile :)
... however, it has, in spite of failing to live up to its original expectations, been a welcome ...
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BellaDancer, I have to admit without your help, I wouldn't have understood it clearly. Thank you so much.

Plus, I would put two comms before and after nonetheless, which might be more helpful to understand its meaning.

...,but it has ,nonetheless, been “a welcome Band-Aid” to offset state cuts.

Can I?
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BellaDancer, I have to admit without your help, I wouldn't have understood it clearly. Thank you so much.

Plus, I would put two comms before and after nonetheless, which might be more helpful to understand its meaning.

...,but it has ,nonetheless, been “a welcome Band-Aid” to offset state cuts.

Can I?

Yes, the commas are good. They make it easier for the reader to understand this complex sentence.

I am very happy that our conversation has been helpful to you. 👁 Smile :)
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