Is there a difference between these words/the usage of these words?
(Besides that only "though" can be used with "even" or "as")
though vs. although
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Duckduck (Contributor)
Re: though vs. although
Beide können in vielen Fällen (als Konjunktionen) synonym verwendet werden.Typing Error hat geschrieben:Is there a difference between these words/the usage of these words?
(Besides that only "though" can be used with "even" or "as")
We will go swimming, (al)though it is raining.
ABER:
- "although" steht häufig am Anfang eines Satzes.
Although it is raining, we will go swimming.
- "although" ist in allen Stilebenen verwendbar, während "though" eher im informelleren Stil auftaucht.
- "though" kann als Adverb auch am Ende eines Satzes stehen und hat dann - wie "however" die Bedeutung "allerdings, jedoch"
We won't enjoy swimming, though.
- in längeren Sätzen kann "though" auch an anderer Position des Satzes stehen.
It's a question of principle, though, we are on holiday and therefore we go swimming!
- "although" kann hingegen nur als Konjunktion verwendet werden.
Grüße
Duckduck
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Typing Error
Re: though vs. although
Thank you very much!!!
I have one more little question.
Can though also be positioned at he beginning of a sentence?
I have one more little question.
Can though also be positioned at he beginning of a sentence?
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Duckduck (Contributor)
Re: though vs. although
@tiorthan,
maybe we should make clear that rules are a little laxer in the more informal, spoken English than in formal and written English.
Since a lot of users are still at school, they might get problems using the more informal variant in written exams, right?
So, when they ask, we'd better make this distinction, I think.
Duckduck
maybe we should make clear that rules are a little laxer in the more informal, spoken English than in formal and written English.
Since a lot of users are still at school, they might get problems using the more informal variant in written exams, right?
So, when they ask, we'd better make this distinction, I think.
Duckduck
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tiorthan
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Duckduck (Contributor)
Re: though vs. although
@tiorthan,
this is exactly why I try not to give answers like "they are interchangeable". Don't forget, users sometimes remember only what they want to remember, and a global answer like this is bound to be misinterpreted.
Duckduck
this is exactly why I try not to give answers like "they are interchangeable". Don't forget, users sometimes remember only what they want to remember, and a global answer like this is bound to be misinterpreted.
Duckduck
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