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Rizzo doesn't get as much respect and admiration as he deserves given that his biggest fights were before the UFC and MMA took off.
Does it mean "Because his biggest fights were before the UFC and MMA took off,he doesn't get as much respect and admiration as he deserves"?
Rizzo doesn't get as much respect and admiration as he deserves given that his biggest fights were before the UFC and MMA took off.
Does it mean "Because his biggest fights were before the UFC and MMA took off,he doesn't get as much respect and admiration as he deserves"?
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". I'll use a better example. "She plays the violin well, GIVEN THAT she just started learning two years ago".
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- I'll use a better example.
- "She plays the violin well, GIVEN THAT she just started learning two years ago".
- This means that she just started learning the violin two years ago.
- This is a FACT, or a "GIVEN", which we need to CONSIDER or TAKE INTO ACCOUNT when we comment on how well she plays.
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"Given that ..." is a phrase that means something like "considering that ..." or "when you consider that ...".
I'll use a better example.
"She plays the violin well, GIVEN THAT she just started learning two years ago".
This means that she just started learning the violin two years ago. This is a FACT, or a "GIVEN", which we need to CONSIDER or TAKE INTO ACCOUNT when we comment on how w
I'll use a better example.
"She plays the violin well, GIVEN THAT she just started learning two years ago".
This means that she just started learning the violin two years ago. This is a FACT, or a "GIVEN", which we need to CONSIDER or TAKE INTO ACCOUNT when we comment on how w
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So is using "because" by me at the beginning of the sentence is wrong? Did I change the meaning of the original sentence?
How about: His biggest fights were before the UFC and MMA took off and that's why Rizzo doesn't get as much respect and admiration as he deserves.
Thanks
So is using "because" by me at the beginning of the sentence is wrong? Did I change the meaning of the original sentence?
How about: His biggest fights were before the UFC and MMA took off and that's why Rizzo doesn't get as much respect and admiration as he deserves.
Thanks
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No, I wouldn't exactly say that.
The writer is not simply trying to explain WHY Rizzo doesn't get the respect and admiration he deserves.
The writer is trying to JUSTIFY his OPINION that Rizzo deserves more respect and admiration than he gets.
Another way of expressing his claim is:
"I believe that Rizzo deserves more respect and admiration than he gets. If you disagree with m
The writer is not simply trying to explain WHY Rizzo doesn't get the respect and admiration he deserves.
The writer is trying to JUSTIFY his OPINION that Rizzo deserves more respect and admiration than he gets.
Another way of expressing his claim is:
"I believe that Rizzo deserves more respect and admiration than he gets. If you disagree with m
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