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Englishlearner123 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Instead of /rather than
Hi ,
What is the usage wise difference of "Inspite of " & "rather than " and If I want to start a sentence ,I should go with which one .
Instead of choosing A he has chosen B
Rather than choosing A he has chosen B
Thanks in advance
Daniel
What is the usage wise difference of "Inspite of " & "rather than " and If I want to start a sentence ,I should go with which one .
Instead of choosing A he has chosen B
Rather than choosing A he has chosen B
Thanks in advance
Daniel
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Hi Daniel, "Instead of" and "rather than" work about the same in your example. " - A.
- Hi Daniel, "Instead of" and "rather than" work about the same in your example.
- " - A.
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Hi Daniel,
"Instead of" and "rather than" work about the same in your example.
"Inspite of" is also fine for starting a sentence, but it suggests that the action was performed counter to advice or evidence that it might be unwise, not as a seemingly random choice, as with "instead of" and "rather than."
"In spite of severe hurricane warnings, he put his small boat in t
"Instead of" and "rather than" work about the same in your example.
"Inspite of" is also fine for starting a sentence, but it suggests that the action was performed counter to advice or evidence that it might be unwise, not as a seemingly random choice, as with "instead of" and "rather than."
"In spite of severe hurricane warnings, he put his small boat in t
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