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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Eventually - probably

I want to say something like this:

Other aspects were probably the cause of his difficulties.

Can i say:

Eventually other aspects were the cause of his difficulties.

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'Probably' and 'eventually' are not synonyms. Which do you mean? (Check your dictionary.)
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These two words do not have the same meaning.
Have you looked in a dictionary?
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AnonymousCan I say:Eventually other aspects were the cause of his difficulties.
No. That makes no sense. You can say:

Eventually, he will realize that other aspects were the cause of his difficulties.
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Sorry, I thought they had similar meanings and didn’t check the dictionary.

But it is difficult to understand the difference. Please tell me if my idea of these 2 words is correct now:

1) Other aspects were probably the cause of his difficulties.
Means that there is a possibility that his difficulties were caused by other aspects.

2) Eventually other aspect
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Yes, you now seem to understand these two words.

Like Astars, I don't clearly understand the meaning of #2, particularly the sequence of events.

Clive
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Yes, AlpheccaStars’ example made it clear

Thank you all for your help!
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I don't know about Portuguese, but I do know that in some European languages a word that looks like 'eventually' means something like 'probably'. It's a false friend.
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