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Scottish Posted 7 years ago
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If we can use both *yet and still* together, so how can we understand the meaning as compared to when there is only one word * still or *yet* ?
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The two are redundant with each other. It is a minor mistake to use them that way, and it should be avoided in formal writing. People do it for a good reason, though.
- The two are redundant with each other.
- It is a minor mistake to use them that way, and it should be avoided in formal writing.
- People do it for a good reason, though.
- "Yet" bring the time frame right up to the present in a way that "still" does not quite do.
- Each used separately has basically the same meaning.
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The two are redundant with each other. It is a minor mistake to use them that way, and it should be avoided in formal writing. People do it for a good reason, though. "Yet" bring the time frame right up to the present in a way that "still" does not quite do. Each used separately has basically the same meaning. The two together emphasize the frustration you feel at the lack, since they are alwa
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