GPYanonymousI honestly would like to emphasise “always” and the aspect of “academic career”, which was why I originally said “...who have always been there for me with extensive support and encouragment”. Is there another better way, in your opinion, of emphasizing both or should I leave the sentence as it is?You can say “... who have (always) been there for me with (extensive) support and encouragement throughout my academic career".
However, three words ("always", "extensive", "throughout") telling us, essentially, "how much", does seem to me to be labouring the point somewhat. Perhaps you could retain "always" and delete "extensive".
Hi GPY. Sorry to bother you, but would you please confirm if I understood correctly in my previous message. Thank you!
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