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MattBryant Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Though it may have been
My sentence: "There is a real chance my foray into the financial sector, sordid though it may have been, will be viewed by employers as some sort of advantage."
What's the way to say "though it may have been" if it's still going on and not in the past? Thank you.
What's the way to say "though it may have been" if it's still going on and not in the past? Thank you.
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" What's the way to say "though it may have been" if it's still going on and not in the past? eg There is a real chance my foray into the financial sector, sordid though it may be , will be viewed by employers as some sort of advantage. A casual reader might take this to mean that it is the financial sector, not the foray, that is sordid.
- " What's the way to say "though it may have been" if it's still going on and not in the past?
- eg There is a real chance my foray into the financial sector, sordid though it may be , will be viewed by employers as some sort of advantage.
- A casual reader might take this to mean that it is the financial sector, not the foray, that is sordid.
- If this is a concern, you could say eg There is a real chance my foray, sordid though it may be, into the financial sector will be viewed by employers as some sort of advantage.
- Clive
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My sentence: "There is a real chance my foray into the financial sector, sordid though it may have been, will be viewed by employers as some sort of advantage." What's the way to say "though it may have been" if it's still going on and not in the past?
eg There is a real chance my foray into the financial sector, sordid though it may be, will be viewed by em
eg There is a real chance my foray into the financial sector, sordid though it may be, will be viewed by em
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Yeah, didn't think of that. But why wouldn't it be "… sordid though it's been?"
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Though it may have been suggests the foray is over or at least no longer sordid., You said you wanted to indicate it is still going on.
Consider these simpler examples.
eg Broken though it may have been, your leg is fine now.
eg Broke
Consider these simpler examples.
eg Broken though it may have been, your leg is fine now.
eg Broke
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CliveThough it may have been suggests the foray is over or at least no longer sordidNo, I know, that part I get.
sordid though it may be, — that's what you suggested originally and as I understand it means present tense
What I suggested in my reply to you was "sordid tho
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