Even though & though

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I just read two english journals, and i found these words (even-though & though) but i couldn't get their meaning; I would like to know how and when to use them. thanks

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv41.shtml"]HERE'S[/url] a good piece on the words by the BBC.

CalifJim · Answer

At the beginning of a clause, "although", "even though", and "though" all mean "in spite of the fact that".

Although I was tired, I got up and went to work.
Even though I was tired, I got up and went to work.
Though I was tired, I got up and went to work.

"though" by itself at the end of a clause means the same as "however" or "nevertheless" at the beginning of the same clause:

He's a terrible dancer. He sings well, though. =
He's a terrible dancer. [Nevertheless / However] he sings well.

"though", but not "although" or "even though", can be used in inversion with an adjective:

Tired though I was, I got up and went to work.

And careful: "though" means "if" in the grouping "as though".

He looked as though he had seen a ghost. = He looked as if he had seen a ghost.

CJ

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