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Exceptive Clauses — Proposizioni Eccettuative·Restrictive Conditions in Authentic Italian
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Rule reminder

In authentic Italian writing beyond legal documents, exceptive clauses appear frequently with various connectors depending on register and style. Journalism: 'a meno che non', 'salvo che'. Academic writing: 'a meno che non', 'fuorché', 'eccetto che'. Formal letters: 'a meno che non', 'salvo'. All require subjunctive when introducing a finite clause.

Restrictive Conditions in Authentic Italian1 / 10

[Authentic Italian — identify register] Which version of this sentence is most appropriate for a newspaper article?

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→ Exceptive vs Conditional: a meno che non vs se non→ fuorché and tranne che in Literary Italian→ Legal Italian: salvo diversa indicazione and fatte salve le disposizioni→ Exceptive in Conditional Chains: a meno che non... nel qual caso
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