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Cboutin3 Posted 13 years ago
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Is this a good use of "nevertheless"?

In turn, Gilthanas did not trust Eben, which turned out to be accurate after the warrior betrayed the group to Verminaard. Nevertheless, Gilthanas and the Heroes of the Lance successfully freed the prisoners from the fortress and defeated Verminaard.
  

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cboutin3 Is this a good use of "nevertheless"? I don't see how it applies to the situation. 'Accurate' is wrong; use 'warranted'.

— Mister Micawber

  • cboutin3 Is this a good use of "nevertheless"?
  • I don't see how it applies to the situation.
  • 'Accurate' is wrong; use 'warranted'.
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cboutin3Is this a good use of "nevertheless"?
I don't see how it applies to the situation. 'Accurate' is wrong; use 'warranted'.
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Instead of "nevertheless", should I say "Despite Eben's treachery, Gilthanas and..."?
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cboutin3Instead of "nevertheless", should I say "Despite Eben's treachery, Gilthanas and..."?
I have no idea, since the relationships among the myriad characters of your fantasy is hidden in the mists.
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It's easily inferred from those two sentences that they managed to free the prisoners despite the betrayal. So, yes, nevertheless is fine.
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