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Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Though he be President himself,
Though he be President himself, he shall hear us.
(A) Even if he is President himself, he shall hear us.
(B) Though he is President himself, he shall hear us.
The red sentence is quoted from a grammar. One teacher says it has the same meaning as (A); another teacher says it is a formal alternative to (B).
Which does the red sentence mean, (A) or (B)?
(A) Even if he is President himself, he shall hear us.
(B) Though he is President himself, he shall hear us.
The red sentence is quoted from a grammar. One teacher says it has the same meaning as (A); another teacher says it is a formal alternative to (B).
Which does the red sentence mean, (A) or (B)?
Top answer
To be, the alternatives mean the same: Even though he is President...
- To be, the alternatives mean the same: Even though he is President...
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To be, the alternatives mean the same:
Even though he is President...
Even though he is President...
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Feebs11To be, the alternatives mean the same:Hello, Feebs:
Even though he is President...
If I am looking at:
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Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
HELENA : O, when she's angry, she is keen and shrewd!
She was a vixen when she went to school;
"And though she be but little,
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I take your point, but I still think the original sentence means "Even though he is..."
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Feebs11I take your point, but I still think the original sentence means "Even though he is..."I think so too ...
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That's interesting. The original sentence sounds a little odd to me:
1. Though he be President himself, he shall hear us.
It seems like a mixture of:
1a. Though he is the President, he shall hear us.
and
1b. Though he were the President himself, he would have to hear us.
But I would agree that the more likely sense is:
2. Even if he
1. Though he be President himself, he shall hear us.
It seems like a mixture of:
1a. Though he is the President, he shall hear us.
and
1b. Though he were the President himself, he would have to hear us.
But I would agree that the more likely sense is:
2. Even if he
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