Forum: English Questions 
Oct 12th, 2013, 10:42 pm
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Hi susan,
Your answers a and b are just what I was looking for. Thanks very much for that. Also, thank you for your correction about the usage of 'fine'. I now know that I've used it incorrectly.
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 11th, 2013, 02:36 am
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Hi susan,
Are these also fine?
She wasn't well, despite that/ despite this she went to work.
She wasn't well, but despite that she went to work.
She wasn't well, in spite of that/ in spite of this...
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 10th, 2013, 04:18 am
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Hi Susan,
Thank you very much for your correction. Could you please check if the example "She wasn't well, but despite this she went to work," which I found from the internet is correct?
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Forum: English Questions
Oct 9th, 2013, 03:30 am
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Hi susan,
Can 'despite that fact' and 'in spite of that fact' express a contrast in the same way that 'on the other hand' would in your example?
"John's horribly unpunctual. Despite that fact,/In...
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Forum: English Questions
Sep 28th, 2013, 04:54 am
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Hi susan,
What does But mean in But everybody knows that although...?
Why can But be put in the beginning of a sentence if it is a conjunction here?
Thanks a lot.
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Forum: English Questions
Sep 26th, 2013, 05:20 am
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Hi susan,
Would it make sense to say 'Although we've decided to promote him, he always arrives late and never does any work.'?
Is it true that nevertheless is bit more formal and emphatic than...
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Forum: English Questions
Sep 23rd, 2013, 01:48 am
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Hi susan,
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"I felt he was wrong. However/Nevertheless, I didn't say so at the time."
Do however and nevertheless give a more formal feel to the sentence, so it wouldn't sound natural?
2.
A. "I...
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Forum: English Questions
Sep 18th, 2013, 05:41 pm
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Hi susan,
Then, can I rewrite the sentence as follows without changing the meaning?
1.Despite the fact that/Although I felt he was wrong, I didn't say so at the time.
2.I didn't say so at the time,...
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Forum: English Questions
Sep 18th, 2013, 12:41 am
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Hi susan,
1.I think the part I'm confused about is the word 'although'. Sorry about the confusion!
What does but mean in
"I felt he was wrong, but I didn't say so at the time."
Does it mean on the...
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Forum: English Questions
Sep 17th, 2013, 12:35 am
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