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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
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He had to laugh despite himself. What does this sentence mean? Please explain. Thank you.
  

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tenjing He had to laugh despite himself. What does this sentence mean? Please explain.

— CalifJim

  • tenjing He had to laugh despite himself.
  • What does this sentence mean?
  • Please explain.
  • Thank you.
  • He laughed even though he was trying not to laugh.
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tenjing He had to laugh despite himself. What does this sentence mean? Please explain. Thank you.
He laughed even though he was trying not to laugh.

CJ
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What about this one,
He beat me despite your being there. Is it a correct sentence too? Thank you.
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tenjingHe beat me despite your being there.
Correct. This idea is also frequently expressed as "He beat me despite the fact that you were there", and even more often as "He beat me even though you were there".

CJ
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The implication is that there was some possibility or some expectation that your being there might have helped me to win.

Clive
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Or that there was some possibility that your presence would have shamed him into stopping his violence against me. Emotion: smile

CJ
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