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Aleilei Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Question about "though" in spoken language
I heard a lot of "though" in English spoken language, especially in small talk. Very often, it doesn't seem to mean as in "I'll still go to movie, though I'm very tired ". Here are some examples:
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Monica: How do you feel about my new boyfreind?
Chandler: Oh, I'd marry him just for his David Hasselhof impression alone.
Ross: You know what I like most about him, though? ...The way he makes me feel about myself.
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Phoebe: Rachel can we talk for a sec?
Rachel: Well, sure...just a sec, though, because Paolo's on his way over here.
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Rachel: I hate that guy.
Phoebe: Okay. Okay, don't you think, maybe, though, it's just that he's so perceptive that it freaks you out?
4.
Chandler: Yes, you finally did it!
Joey: Man, hell of the two weeks. Y'know what, though? I really feel like I learned something.
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Rachel: Everything you need to know is in that first kiss.
Chandler: I think for us, kissing is pretty much like an opening act, y'know? I mean it's like the stand-up comedian you have to sit through before Pink Floyd comes out.
Ross: Yeah, and-and it's not that we don't like the comedian, it's that-that... that's not why we bought the ticket.
Chandler: The problem is, though, after the concert's over, no matter how great the show was, you girls are always looking for the comedian again.
What do these "though"s mean? As a non-native English speaker, I really wanna improve my oral language by bringing in this small word. Could anybody help me out here?
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Monica: How do you feel about my new boyfreind?
Chandler: Oh, I'd marry him just for his David Hasselhof impression alone.
Ross: You know what I like most about him, though? ...The way he makes me feel about myself.
2.
Phoebe: Rachel can we talk for a sec?
Rachel: Well, sure...just a sec, though, because Paolo's on his way over here.
3.
Rachel: I hate that guy.
Phoebe: Okay. Okay, don't you think, maybe, though, it's just that he's so perceptive that it freaks you out?
4.
Chandler: Yes, you finally did it!
Joey: Man, hell of the two weeks. Y'know what, though? I really feel like I learned something.
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Rachel: Everything you need to know is in that first kiss.
Chandler: I think for us, kissing is pretty much like an opening act, y'know? I mean it's like the stand-up comedian you have to sit through before Pink Floyd comes out.
Ross: Yeah, and-and it's not that we don't like the comedian, it's that-that... that's not why we bought the ticket.
Chandler: The problem is, though, after the concert's over, no matter how great the show was, you girls are always looking for the comedian again.
What do these "though"s mean? As a non-native English speaker, I really wanna improve my oral language by bringing in this small word. Could anybody help me out here?
Top answer
Roughly, they mean 'but' or 'however' or 'on second thought'.
- Roughly, they mean 'but' or 'however' or 'on second thought'.
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Roughly, they mean 'but' or 'however' or 'on second thought'.
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aleileiAs a non-native English speaker, I really wanna improve my oral languageI know this is not what you asked about, but may I suggest that if you want to improve your English you get rid of "wanna"? At the very least, reserve it for casual conversation -- in my opinion, it should never appear in written English except in quoting what someone has a
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