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Eddie88 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

As/in spite of/ despite

  1. As skinny as he was, he was strong and powerful.
  2. As short as the film was, it really had an impact on me.

Do these make sense?

Is this a common usage of 'as', where it means 'despite'?

  

Top answer

Eddie88 Do these make sense? Yes. Eddie88 Is this a common usage of 'as', I wouldn't necessarily describe it as "common", but it is not exceptional.

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  • Eddie88 Do these make sense?
  • Yes.
  • Eddie88 Is this a common usage of 'as', I wouldn't necessarily describe it as "common", but it is not exceptional.
  • Eddie88 where it means 'despite'?
  • "as" does not itself mean "despite".
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Eddie88Do these make sense?

Yes.

Eddie88Is this a common usage of 'as',

I wouldn't necessarily describe it as "common", but it is not exceptional.

Eddie88where it means 'despite'?

"as" does not itself mean "despite". A paraphrase is necessary in order to use the word "desp

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