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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Otherwise
Hi.
Could you please help me understand the following?
Larvae can feed themselves and are otherwise self-supporting.
Which interpretation below is correct?
1: All larvae can feed themselves and are self-supporting.
2: Some larvae that cannot feed themselves are self-supporting.
Thank you very much in advance.
Could you please help me understand the following?
Larvae can feed themselves and are otherwise self-supporting.
Which interpretation below is correct?
1: All larvae can feed themselves and are self-supporting.
2: Some larvae that cannot feed themselves are self-supporting.
Thank you very much in advance.
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If I may but in:
What's the difference in meaning between these two? What is the use of otherwise?
Larvae can feed themselves and are otherwise self-supporting.
Larvae can feed themselves and are self-supporting.
What's the difference in meaning between these two? What is the use of otherwise?
Larvae can feed themselves and are otherwise self-supporting.
Larvae can feed themselves and are self-supporting.
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'Otherwise' is just an emphatic addition, E1b3; we could substitute 'in all other ways, too' for it.
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Hi MM,
I'm aware of the meaning, but I thought it was used in between contrasting statements
The home was terribly messy but otherwise a nice place to live.
So we can use 'and' instead of 'but' also?
The home was extremely clean and otherwise the perfect place to live.
I'm aware of the meaning, but I thought it was used in between contrasting statements
The home was terribly messy but otherwise a nice place to live.
So we can use 'and' instead of 'but' also?
The home was extremely clean and otherwise the perfect place to live.
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Yes that sounds OK to me. It depends on the meaning as you have shown.
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