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Successor Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Though

Hello,

could you please express your view on the following sentence:

In the program, Lucille plays a generous and well-meaning though accident-prone wife.



I think 'but' and 'yet' are also acceptable choices in this context to replace the conjunction 'though', but how about 'although'?

Thank you for your answer!
  

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successor ' but' and ' yet' are also acceptable choices Agreed. successor how about ' although' ? No, I don't think it fits.

— RayH

  • successor ' but' and ' yet' are also acceptable choices Agreed.
  • successor how about ' although' ?
  • No, I don't think it fits.
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successor'but' and 'yet' are also acceptable choices
Agreed.
successor how about 'although'?
No, I don't think it fits.
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Many dictionaries claim that 'although' and 'though' are synonymous, is this case an exception to that rule?

Thank you!
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As conjunctions, although and though are generally interchangeable: Although (or though) she smiled, she was angry. Although is usually placed at the beginning of its clause (as in the preceding example), whereas though may occur elsewhere and is the more common term when used to link words or phrases, as in wiser though poorer. In certain constructions,
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