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[navi tasan]

Can one say:

1-You can't go to Italy but to Spain.
instead of:
1a-You can't go to Italy but you can go to Spain.


I do not like "1" although I think one could say:
2-I did not go to Italy but to Spain.
instead of:
2a-I did not go to Italy but I can go to Spain

[Rover_KE]

Can one say:

1-You can't go to Italy but to Spain. No.
instead of:
1a-You can't go to Italy but you can go to Spain.


I do not like "1" although I think one could say:
2-I did not go to Italy but to Spain.
instead of:
2a-I did not go to Italy but I did go to Spain.

Rover