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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

However

Hi,

My room is small. It's very comfortable, however.

Can I change the sentence above into the following ones without changing the meaning?

1. My room is small, but it's very comfortable.
2. My room is small. Nevertheless, it's very comfortable.
3. My room is small, yet it's very comfortable.
4. My room is small. In spite of this, it's very comfortable.
5. My room is small, but on the other hand it's very comfortable.

Thank you very much
  

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All of these are correct and mean virtually the same thing. No. 5 needs a couple of commas: My room is small, but, on the other hand, it's very comfortable.

— Sam1947

  • All of these are correct and mean virtually the same thing.
  • No.
  • 5 needs a couple of commas: My room is small, but, on the other hand, it's very comfortable.
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All of these are correct and mean virtually the same thing.

No. 5 needs a couple of commas:

My room is small, but, on the other hand, it's very comfortable.
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Hi sam1947,

Can I put 'nevertheless' at the end of a sentence as in
"My room is small. it's very comfortable, nevertheless."

Thank you very much
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I'm not aware of any rule against putting nevertheless at the end of a sentence. In most cases it reads or sounds more natural to move the placement to the front of the sentence, however.
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Hi sam1947,
Thank you very much for your reply.
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Hi sam1947,

Can I use these terms in the following sentences and is there any subtle difference between them?

1. Some people like to live in the country. However, others like to live in the city.
2. Some people like to live in the country, but others like to live in the city.
3. Some people like to live in the country; nevertheless, others like to live in the city.
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Hi,
Could anyone please reply to my question?
AnonymousCan I use these terms in the following sentences and is there any subtle difference between them?
1. Some people like to live in the country. However, others like to live in the city.
2. Some people like to live in the country, but others like to live in the city.
3. Some people like to live in the co
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No. 3 has a slightly nuanced difference in meaning. Using nevertheless means that, despite the fact that some people like to live in the country, others like to live in the city.

The first 2 sentences in no. 5 convey that same meaning.

All of the rest of them mean that some people have a preference for living in the country and others have a preference for living in the city.
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Hi sam1947,

Do 'nevertheless' and 'in spite of that' sound right or natural in the examples #3 and #5?

3. Some people like to live in the country; nevertheless, others like to live in the city.
5. Some people like to live in the country. In spite of that, others like to live in the city.

Thank you very much.
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They sound fine if they are put in the proper context. For example, you might say in an essay something like:

Many Americans found themselves longing for what they perceived to be the simpler days of yore, when their grandparents lived on farms or in small villages in the countryside. Some of these people who found themselves longing for bygone days actually decided to take action and
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HI, sam1947,
sam1947They sound fine if they are put in the proper context. For example, you might say in an essay something like:

Many Americans found themselves longing for what they perceived to be the simpler days of yore, when their grandparents lived on farms or in small villages in the countryside. Some of these people who found themselves longing for bygo
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