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Wangqh2696122 Posted 15 years ago
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"though" or "but"?
It seems to me that, in the following sentence, "though "has the same meaning as "but". Can they be used exchangably?
Your browser (Internet Explorer 6) is no longer supported, though you may still be able to use the site.
Your browser (Internet Explorer 6) is no longer supported, though you may still be able to use the site.
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wangqh2696122 It seems to me that, in the following sentence, "though" has the same meaning as "but". Can they be used exchangably? " In this sentence, they have a very similar meaning.
- wangqh2696122 It seems to me that, in the following sentence, "though" has the same meaning as "but".
- Can they be used exchangably?
- " In this sentence, they have a very similar meaning.
- That sentence might be better written as "You may be able to use the site, ALTHOUGH your browser is no longer supported".
- ) They have exchanged the two statements, so that "browser is no longer supported" is the main point, and "may still be able to use the site" is an afterthought.
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wangqh2696122It seems to me that, in the following sentence, "though" has the same meaning as "but". Can they be used exchangably?
"Your browser (Internet Explorer 6) is no longer supported, though you may still be able to use the site."
In this sentence, they have a very similar meaning.
That sentence might be better written as
"You may be able to use the
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