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Difference between None but and None other but

none butno other person or thing except the one mentioned:

  • None but the very few could ever appreciate the ideal of the man, much less understand it.

none other but—(also: none other than) is used to emphasize the importance of the person or thing mentioned:

  • The architect was none other but James Gibbs, also famous for designing the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London.