Maybo
Key Member
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2017
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Hong Kong
- Current Location
- Hong Kong
They chose to sever our ties completely rather than be humiliated by having me parade around in front of their friends with my fatherless son.
Except now when I look down at this photograph, I think back to that day my father came out to see me in Queens. He drove for at least five straight hours to get to me because it was that important to him.
Source: The Inmate by Freida McFadden
Does “except” mean “but”?
“They” refers to the speaker’s parents.
Except now when I look down at this photograph, I think back to that day my father came out to see me in Queens. He drove for at least five straight hours to get to me because it was that important to him.
Source: The Inmate by Freida McFadden
Does “except” mean “but”?
“They” refers to the speaker’s parents.
