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Hi Goodman All of the BBCSearch for: in troubles with the laws (Search all of the BBC) Programmes - Politics Show - Midlands: Public shame Politics Show interviewed other children in Kidsgrove who say they have never been in trouble with the...

lol I just found out what it is a quote of. OK, you could quote a Tupac song in your application essay if you really wanted to, as long as you referenced what you were quoting. And if you are quoting something, you quote it exactly, you don't tidy up irregular English. But are you really sure...

Yes, we can use "but for" with a similar meaning to "if it wasn't/weren't for" or "if it hadn't been for". Not sure if it can be used in the second conditional though... More info - quoting from 'Advanced Grammar in Use' (M. Hewings, p.182, new edition): '... We use "but for" to say what would...