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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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use still or yet?

is this sentence correct?
He had all the money in the world, yet he was sad.
or it is better to use "still"?
  

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Both are correct. In "my" world, still is more common. and yet he was still sad.

  • Both are correct.
  • In "my" world, still is more common.
  • and yet he was still sad.
  • [ I don't recommend this redundancy!
  • ]
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Both are correct. In "my" world, still is more common. Also common in the same world is to add and: ...and yet he was still sad. [ I don't recommend this redundancy! ]

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