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John liao Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

still vs however? NEW CONCEPT ENGLISH 3.2

'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'

Can I substitute 'however' for 'still' here?
  

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But can I use still in a formal article like a essay in the same position of however?
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Grammatically, there is no problem. But it will not be much of a joke anymore.
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If you're writing a formal essay/academic paper etc., I would not use the word 'Still' interchangeably with 'However'.

'However' is better in these kinds of situations.

You could also consider using words like 'Furthermore' and 'Moreover'.
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JimmyESLExplorerYou could also consider using words like 'Furthermore' and 'Moreover'.
These lack the idea of contrast that still and however convey.
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True. I totally agree with you. However, depending on the context there are situations where they could be used and that's why I mentioned 'could consider'.
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john liao'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.'Can I substitute 'however' for 'still' here?
You can make that substitution, but I prefer "Even so".

CJ
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