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Aleilei Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Difference between ANYWAY and BE THAT AS IT MAY
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I'd like to know the difference between ANYWAY and BE THAT AS IT MAY. Are these two phrases interchangable? If not, what's the usage respectively? Thanks.
I'd like to know the difference between ANYWAY and BE THAT AS IT MAY. Are these two phrases interchangable? If not, what's the usage respectively? Thanks.
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Have you got a sentence in which you wish to use them?
- Have you got a sentence in which you wish to use them?
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Mister MicawberHave you got a sentence in which you wish to use them?
For example, A and B are arguing intensely about who the best tennis player is.
A: "It must be Roger Federer, ..."
B: "No, you're wrong. The best must be Rafael Nadal....."
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A: "Well, be that as it may / anyway, we both still lo
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Yes, they are interchangeable there, as a way to ease out of the argument. They are a kind of discourse marker. A difference you may see is that 'be that as it may' needs a definite object of referral for 'that', but 'anyway' does not need to refer to anything specific in the previous text.
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