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Rpels Posted 12 years ago
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"Encouraged in Formal writing"
Which is more formal? "Though 'or' Inspite of" .
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"inspite of" is wrong. It should be " in spite of". "in spite of" and "though" have different functions and are not directly comparable in the sense that one can be swapped for the other.
- "inspite of" is wrong.
- It should be " in spite of".
- "in spite of" and "though" have different functions and are not directly comparable in the sense that one can be swapped for the other.
- In certain contexts, "though" can seem rather formal or literary — more formal than "although" or "even though", and more formal than "in spite of" in the closest adjusted sentence: Though it was raining, the game went ahead.
- In spite of the rain, the game went ahead.
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"inspite of" is wrong. It should be "in spite of".
"in spite of" and "though" have different functions and are not directly comparable in the sense that one can be swapped for the other. In certain contexts, "though" can seem rather formal or literary — more formal than "although" or "even though", and more formal than "in spite of" in the closest adjusted sentence:
Tho
"in spite of" and "though" have different functions and are not directly comparable in the sense that one can be swapped for the other. In certain contexts, "though" can seem rather formal or literary — more formal than "although" or "even though", and more formal than "in spite of" in the closest adjusted sentence:
Tho
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less formal: though, in spite of
more formal: although, despite
more formal: although, despite
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