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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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She disliked him rather than [otherwise]
The protagonist, Philip moved in with his uncle Mr. Carey, the Vicar of Blackstable after his mother's death.
He goes to the medical school St. Luke's in London.
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But the snub which the waitress had inflicted on him rankled. If she had treated him with civility he would have been perfectly indifferent to her; but it was obvious that she disliked him rather than otherwise, and his pride was wounded. He could not suppress a desire to be even with her.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know if "otherwise" is a noun here.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He goes to the medical school St. Luke's in London.
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But the snub which the waitress had inflicted on him rankled. If she had treated him with civility he would have been perfectly indifferent to her; but it was obvious that she disliked him rather than otherwise, and his pride was wounded. He could not suppress a desire to be even with her.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know if "otherwise" is a noun here.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon I'd like to know if "otherwise" is a noun here. No. That would say that she disliked him, but she didn't like "otherwise", whoever "otherwise" is supposed to be.
- park sang joon I'd like to know if "otherwise" is a noun here.
- No.
- That would say that she disliked him, but she didn't like "otherwise", whoever "otherwise" is supposed to be.
- , "liked (him)".
- Words that don't seem to belong to any clear category are usually lumped under the heading of "adverb", though that seems unsatisfactory in this case.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "otherwise" is a noun here.No. That would say that she disliked him, but she didn't like "otherwise", whoever "otherwise" is supposed to be.
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