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[mark.pearl]

Will you please tell me what's 'but one' mean in the following sentence--- The government announced that if abolition succeeded it would come into force on 15,august 1987, the begininng of the next school year but one?

[Mister Micawber]

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It means the second school year from now (the next year not including next year-- yes, I know that's odd!)
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