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26 Dec 2016
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What is the difference between though although and nonetheless nevertheless and despite ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between though although and nonetheless nevertheless and despite ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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though: despite the fact that, but, however.
although: even though, but. does NOT mean however.
They are identical at the beginning of a phrase:
- Though she burned our dinner, I still love her.
- Although she burned our dinner, I still love her.
Only though can be used at the end of a phrase:
- She burned our dinner. I still love her though.
nonetheless: in spite of that, anyways, however.
nevertheless: in spite of that, all the same, however.
Nonetheless should be used at the end of phrases while nevertheless should be used at the beginning of phrases (because of their active/passive voice).
Examples:
- She burned our dinner. I love her nonetheless.
- She burned our dinner. Nevertheless, I love her.
Despite: in spite of, without being affected by.
Examples:
- Despite her burning our dinner, I still love her.
- She burned our dinner. But I still love her despite that.
These are all often replaced with 'however' in everyday speech.
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Though and although mean the same thing, it's just a shorter version of the word.
- English (US)
- Korean
though: despite the fact that, but, however.
although: even though, but. does NOT mean however.
They are identical at the beginning of a phrase:
- Though she burned our dinner, I still love her.
- Although she burned our dinner, I still love her.
Only though can be used at the end of a phrase:
- She burned our dinner. I still love her though.
nonetheless: in spite of that, anyways, however.
nevertheless: in spite of that, all the same, however.
Nonetheless should be used at the end of phrases while nevertheless should be used at the beginning of phrases (because of their active/passive voice).
Examples:
- She burned our dinner. I love her nonetheless.
- She burned our dinner. Nevertheless, I love her.
Despite: in spite of, without being affected by.
Examples:
- Despite her burning our dinner, I still love her.
- She burned our dinner. But I still love her despite that.
These are all often replaced with 'however' in everyday speech.
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