but or and

[haseli22]

Dear native speakers,

In the following sentence why has "but" been used and not "and"?

Time separates the best of friends, but so does money--and marriage.

Thanks

 

[Rover_KE]

The word 'and' makes perfect sense there, as you thought.

Think of the quoted sentence like this:

'Time separates the best of friends, but that's not the only thing [that separates the best of friends]: so does money — and marriage.'

Rover

 

[haseli22]

THanks for your reply, but would you please elucidate a little bit more why and is not suitable here?

 

[Rover_KE]

It's perfectly suitable!

I said 'and' makes perfect sense there. I tried to explain why the writer chose 'but'.

Rover