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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
The plan could yet succeed.
The plan could yet succeed.
<yet #7 in Longman Dictionary http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/yet_1>
7 could/may/might yet do something
used to say that something is still possible in the future, in spite of the way that things seem now:
I'd like to know whether "in spite of everything" can take place of "yet."
Thank you in advance for your help.
<yet #7 in Longman Dictionary http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/yet_1>
7 could/may/might yet do something
used to say that something is still possible in the future, in spite of the way that things seem now:
I'd like to know whether "in spite of everything" can take place of "yet."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" With the exact same meaning? No. In exactly the same position in the sentence?
- " With the exact same meaning?
- No.
- In exactly the same position in the sentence?
- No.
- With a slightly different meaning and moved to the end of the sentence?
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park sang joonI'd like to know whether "in spite of everything" can take place of "yet."With the exact same meaning? No.
In exactly the same position in the sentence? No.
With a slightly different meaning and moved to the end of the sentence? Yes.
You can do this, but it sounds wrong without 'still': The plan could succeed in spite of ever
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Thank you, Mr.Jim, for your very helpful and valuable answer. 
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