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Antonija Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Moreover or better still
Should I use moreover here or better still. The style should be casual, the text is about male-female relationships and it is supposed to be witty and fun.
He will not let other men bother you, moreover/better still, he will not let them address you at all.
Thank you
He will not let other men bother you, moreover/better still, he will not let them address you at all.
Thank you
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Better still, to me, captures more of the spirit you are looking for.
- Better still, to me, captures more of the spirit you are looking for.
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Better still, to me, captures more of the spirit you are looking for.
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You need a semicolon after 'bother you'. Note carefully that 'better' carries a value judgement by the writer that 'moreover' does not.
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Absolutely, and that is why, in her context, I would choose "better still." She's clearly saying this is a good guy who will do X thing, and even better, he'll also do Y thing. So, he just gets better and better as a romantic partner the more one knows about him. Moreover just doesn't convey that escalting feeling that this guy just gets better and better.
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